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Observational Validation of Cosmic Ray Acceleration Hypothesis

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena 2023-03-16 v1 Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

Abstract

Despite centuries of rigorous theoretical and observational research, the origin and acceleration mechanism of Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCRs) remain a mystery. In 1949, Fermi proposed a diffusive shock acceleration model that includes a prominent mechanism for GCR acceleration. However, observational evidence, on the other hand, remains elusive. Here, we provided the first apparent verification of GCR acceleration at 1 AU using measurements from the CRIS instrument onboard the ACE spacecraft.

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@article{arxiv.2303.08651,
  title  = {Observational Validation of Cosmic Ray Acceleration Hypothesis},
  author = {Anil Raghav and Kalpesh Ghag and Omkar Dhamane and Zubair Shaikh and Ankush Bhaskar and Utsav Panchal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.08651},
  year   = {2023}
}
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