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We use the field theoretical model to perform relativistic calculations of neutrino energy losses caused by the direct Urca processes on nucleons in the degenerate baryon matter. By our analysis, in a free nucleon gas under beta…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2017-08-23 L. B. Leinson

In this paper we briefly discuss the problem of the origin of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays in the framework of Top-Down models. We show that, for high energy of decays and in a wide range of spectra of injected protons, their extragalactic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. G. Doroshkevich , P. D. Naselsky

One attractive scenario for the excess of sub-PeV/PeV neutrinos recently reported by IceCube is that they are produced by cosmic rays in starburst galaxies colliding with the dense interstellar medium. These proton-proton ($pp$) collisions…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-19 Xiao-Chuan Chang , Xiang-Yu Wang

I give a brief critical review of the predicted intensity of diffuse high energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin over the energy range from 10^12 eV to 10^24 eV. Neutrinos from interactions of galactic cosmic rays with interstellar matter…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 R. J. Protheroe

The high energy neutrino transitions with the photon and electron-positron pair creation in a strong magnetic field in the framework of the Standard Model are investigated. The process probabilities and the mean values of the neutrino…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2014-11-17 A. A. Gvozdev , A. V. Kuznetsov , N. V. Mikheev , L. A. Vassilevskaya

Several lines of evidence point to a relationship between gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and the high mass stars that explode as supernovae. Arguments that GRB sources accelerate cosmic rays (CRs) are summarized. High-energy neutrino detection…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 C. D. Dermer , A. Atoyan

The energy spectrum and mass composition of ultra-high energy cosmic rays inferred at the Pierre Auger Observatory are used to derive a benchmark scenario for the emission mechanisms at play in extragalactic accelerators as well as for…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-12-15 Antonio Condorelli , Quentin Luce , Sullivan Marafico , Jonathan Biteau , Olivier Deligny

The detection of astrophysical very high energy (VHE) neutrinos in the range of TeV-PeV energies by the IceCube observatory has opened a new season in high energy astrophysics. Energies ~PeV imply that the neutrinos are originated from…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-10-08 Behrouz Khiali , Elisabete M. de Gouveia Dal Pino

Hypernebulae are inflated by accretion-powered winds accompanying hyper-Eddington mass transfer from an evolved post-main sequence star onto a black hole or neutron star companion. The ions accelerated at the termination shock -- where the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-01-02 Navin Sridhar , Brian D. Metzger , Ke Fang

A correlation between the highest energy Cosmic Rays (above ~ EeV) and the distribution of active galactic nuclei (AGN) gives rise to a prediction of neutrino production in the same sources. In this paper, we present a detailed AGN model,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Julia K. Becker , Peter L. Biermann

Collisions of cosmic ray particles with ultra-high initial energies with nuclei in the atmosphere open a wide room for appearing of the novel dynamical features for multiparticle production processes. In particular, the pion-lasing behavior…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2024-12-24 V. A. Okorokov

We will review the production of neutrinos with PeV energies and above. Discussing two possible sources of this radiation: the propagation of ultra high energy cosmic rays and the decay of super heavy dark matter. The discussion will focus…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-06-22 Roberto Aloisio

High-energy neutrinos present the ultimate signature for a cosmic ray accelerator. Galactic sources responsible for acceleration of cosmic ray up to the knee in cosmic ray spectrum will provide a guaranteed, albeit subdominant, contribution…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-06-30 Ali Kheirandish

Astrophysical neutrinos are expected to be produced in the interactions of ultra-high energy cosmic-rays with surrounding photons. The fluxes of the astrophysical neutrinos are highly dependent on the characteristics of the cosmic-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-04 Shigeru Yoshida , Aya Ishihara

Combined recent data from cosmic-ray detectors and gamma-ray detectors have produced some surprising insights regarding the sources of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs), magnetic fields inside and outside the Milky Way, and the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-20 Alexander Kusenko

We apply new upper limits on neutrino fluxes and the diffuse extragalactic component of the GeV gamma-ray flux to various scenarios for ultra high energy cosmic rays and neutrinos. As a result we find that extra-galactic top-down sources…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2010-04-06 Dmitry Semikoz , Guenter Sigl

We discuss in some detail the production of extremely high energy (EHE) neutrinos with energies above 10^18 eV. The most certain process for producing such neutrinos results from photopion production by EHE cosmic rays in the cosmic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 Shigeru Yoshida , Hongyue Dai , Charles C. H. Jui , Paul Sommers

The escape of charged particles accelerated by diffusive shock acceleration from supernova remnants is shown to be a more complex process than normally appreciated. Using a box model it is shown that the high-energy end of the spectrum can…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-20 Luke O'C. Drury

X-ray binaries are long-standing source candidates of Galactic cosmic rays and neutrinos. The compact object in a binary system can be the site for cosmic-ray acceleration, while high-energy neutrinos can be produced by the interactions of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-07-28 Qinrui Liu , Ali Kheirandish

The origin of the highest energy cosmic rays is still unknown. The discovery of their sources will reveal the workings of the most energetic astrophysical accelerators in the universe. Current observations show a spectrum consistent with an…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-27 Kumiko Kotera , Angela V. Olinto