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The diffusion of galactic cosmic rays (CR) is considered. It is anticipated that the nonlinear MHD cascade sets the power-law spectrum of turbulence from the principle scale 100 pc to much smaller scales. We found that the dissipation of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 V. S. Ptuskin , F. C. Jones , I. V. Moskalenko , V. N. Zirakashvili

Cosmic rays (CRs) propagate in the Milky Way and interact with the interstellar medium and magnetic fields. These interactions produce emissions that span the electromagnetic spectrum, and are an invaluable tool for understanding the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-12-29 E. Orlando , P. Harrington , A. W. Strong

We present preliminary results of Particle-In-Cell simulations of magnetic turbulence production by isotropic cosmic-ray ions streaming upstream of supernova remnant shocks. The studies aim at testing the MHD predictions by Bell (2004,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Jacek Niemiec , Martin Pohl

We present results of 2D and 3D PIC simulations of magnetic turbulence production by isotropic cosmic-ray ions drifting upstream of SNR shocks. The studies aim at testing recent predictions of a strong amplification of short wavelength…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Jacek Niemiec , Martin Pohl , Thomas Stroman , and Ken-Ichi Nishikawa

Current-day cosmic ray (CR) propagation studies use static Milky-Way models and fit parametrized source distributions to data. Instead, we use three-dimensional magneto-hydrodynamical (MHD) simulations of isolated galaxies with the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-05-25 Maria Werhahn , Christoph Pfrommer , Philipp Girichidis , Ewald Puchwein , Rüdiger Pakmor

We present the results obtained from linear stability analysis and 2.5-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of the magnetorotational instability (MRI), including the effects of cosmic rays (CRs). We took into account of the CR…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-03-17 Takuhito Kuwabara , Chung-Ming Ko

Turbulence and magnetic fields are components of the interstellar medium and are interconnected through plasma processes. In particular, the magnetic flux transport in the presence of magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence is an essential…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-30 C. N. Koshikumo , R. Santos-Lima , M. V. del Valle , E. M. de Gouveia Dal Pino , G. Guerrero , A. Lazarian

The propagation of cosmic rays (CRs) in turbulent interstellar magnetic fields is typically described as a spatial diffusion process. This formalism predicts only a small deviation from an isotropic CR distribution in the form of a dipole…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-01-22 Markus Ahlers

Starburst galaxies are efficient $\gamma$-ray producers, because their high supernova rates generate copious cosmic ray (CR) protons, and their high gas densities act as thick targets off which these protons can produce neutral pions and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-02-26 Mark R. Krumholz , Roland M. Crocker , Siyao Xu , A. Lazarian , M. T. Rosevear , Jasper Bedwell-Wilson

Cosmic rays (CR), constrained by scattering on magnetic irregularities, are believed to propagate diffusively. But a well-known defect of diffusive approximation whereby some of the particles propagate unrealistically fast has directed…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-10-11 Mikhail Malkov , Roald Sagdeev

Cosmic rays (CRs) have critical impacts in the multiphase interstellar medium (ISM), driving dynamical motions in low-density plasma and modifying the ionization state, temperature, and chemical composition of higher-density atomic and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-02-23 Christopher J. Bambic , Xue-Ning Bai , Eve C. Ostriker

Cosmic rays (CRs) are a plausible mechanism for launching winds of cool material from the discs of star-forming galaxies. However, there is no consensus on what types of galaxies likely host CR-driven winds, or what role these winds might…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-03-03 Roland M. Crocker , Mark R. Krumholz , Todd A. Thompson

The propagation of high-energy cosmic rays through giant molecular clouds constitutes a fundamental process in astronomy and astrophysics. The diffusion of cosmic-rays through these magnetically turbulent environments is often studied…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-20 Marco Fatuzzo , Fulvio Melia , Elizabeth Todd , Fred Adams

We present the results of linear analysis and two-dimensional local magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of the Parker instability, including the effects of cosmic rays (CRs), in magnetized gas disks (galactic disks). As an unperturbed…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Takuhito Kuwabara , Kenji Nakamura , C. M. Ko

Cosmic rays (CRs) generate diffuse emission while interacting with the Galactic magnetic field (B-field), the interstellar gas and the radiation field. This diffuse emission extends from radio, microwaves, through X-rays, to high-energy…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-06-22 Elena Orlando

Subsonic, compressive turbulence transfers energy to cosmic rays (CRs), a process known as non-resonant reacceleration. It is often invoked to explain observed ratios of primary to secondary CRs at $\sim \rm GeV$ energies, assuming wholly…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-01-23 Chad Bustard , S. Peng Oh

A detailed understanding of cosmic-ray transport in galactic halos is essential for explaining various observations, such as the radio continuum measurements of synchrotron radiation from energetic electrons. Of central importance is the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-07-14 J. Kleimann , H. Fichtner , M. Stein , R. -J. Dettmar , D. J. Bomans , S. Oughton

The transport of non-thermal particles across a large-scale magnetic field in the presence of magnetised turbulence has been a long-standing issue in high-energy astrophysics. Of particular interest is the dependence of the parallel and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-10-03 Marco Kuhlen , Vo Hong Minh Phan , Philipp Mertsch

Cosmic rays (CRs) are dynamically important for the formation and evolution of galaxies by regulating star formation and by powering galactic outflows. However, to what extent CRs regulate galaxy formation depends on the coupling strength…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-12-27 Philipp Girichidis , Maria Werhahn , Christoph Pfrommer , Rüdiger Pakmor , Volker Springel

Cosmic rays (CRs) are a pivotal non-thermal component of galaxy formation and evolution. However, the intricacies of CR physics, particularly how they propagate in the circumgalactic medium (CGM), remain largely unconstrained. In this work,…

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