Particle Spectra from Acceleration at Forward and Reverse Shocks of Young Type Ia Supernova Remnants
Abstract
We study cosmic-ray acceleration in young Type Ia Supernova Remnants (SNRs) by means of test-particle diffusive shock acceleration theory and 1-D hydrodynamical simulations of their evolution. In addition to acceleration at the forward shock, we explore the particle acceleration at the reverse shock in the presence of a possible substantial magnetic field, and consequently the impact of this acceleration on the particle spectra in the remnant. We investigate the time evolution of the spectra for various time-dependent profiles of the magnetic field in the shocked region of the remnant. We test a possible influence on particle spectra of the Alfv\'enic drift of scattering centers in the precursor regions of the shocks. In addition, we study the radiation spectra and morphology in a broad band from radio to gamma-rays. It is demonstrated that the reverse shock contribution to the cosmic-ray particle population of young Type Ia SNRs may be significant, modifying the spatial distribution of particles and noticeably affecting the volume-integrated particle spectra in young SNRs. In particular spectral structures may arise in test-particle calculations that are often discussed as signatures of non-linear cosmic-ray modification of shocks. Therefore, the spectrum and morphology of emission, and their time evolution, differ from pure forward-shock solutions.
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@article{arxiv.1110.0361,
title = {Particle Spectra from Acceleration at Forward and Reverse Shocks of Young Type Ia Supernova Remnants},
author = {Igor Telezhinsky and Vikram Dwarkadas and Martin Pohl},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1110.0361},
year = {2015}
}
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Accepted in Astroparticle Physics