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The supernova paradigm for the origin of galactic cosmic rays can be tested using multifrequency observations of both non-thermal and thermal emission from supernova remnants. The smoking gun of hadronic acceleration in these sources can,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-01-05 G. Morlino , P. Blasi , E. Amato

Diffusive shock acceleration operating at expanding supernova remnant shells is by far the most popular model for the origin of galactic cosmic rays. Despite the general consensus received by this model, an unambiguous and conclusive proof…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-07 Stefano Gabici

A review of the possible relationship between gamma-ray sources and supernova remnants (SNRs) is presented. Particular emphasis is given to the analysis of the observational status of the problem of cosmic ray acceleration at SNR shock…

In the past few years, gamma-ray astronomy has entered a golden age. At TeV energies, only a handful of sources were known a decade ago, but the current generation of ground-based imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes has increased this…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-08-23 Marianne Lemoine-Goumard

Supernova remnants are beautiful astronomical objects that are also of high scientific interest, because they provide insights into supernova explosion mechanisms, and because they are the likely sources of Galactic cosmic rays. X-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2012-01-05 Jacco Vink

Hadronic gamma-ray emission from supernova remnants (SNRs) is an important tool to test shock acceleration of cosmic ray protons. Tycho is one of nearly a dozen Galactic SNRs which are suggested to emit hadronic gamma-ray emission. Among…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-11 Xiao Zhang , Yang Chen , Hui Li , Xin Zhou

We present the AGILE gamma-ray observations in the energy range 50 MeV - 10 GeV of the supernova remnant (SNR) W44, one of the most interesting systems for studying cosmic-ray production. W44 is an intermediate-age SNR (20, 000 years) and…

RXJ1713.7-3946 is a key object to check the supernova remnant paradigm of the origin of Galactic cosmic rays. While the origin of its gamma-ray emission (hadronic versus leptonic) is still debated, the hard spectrum at GeV energies reported…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-19 Stefano Gabici , Felix A. Aharonian

Supernova remnants (SNRs) are likely sources of hadronic particle acceleration within our galaxy, contributing to the galactic cosmic ray flux. Next-generation instruments, such as the Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory (SWGO), will…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-06-24 Nick Scharrer , Samuel T. Spencer , Vikas Joshi , Alison M. W. Mitchell

MAGIC and H.E.S.S experiments are the first to produce images of supernova remnats (SNRs) in TeV gamma-rays. The gamma-radiation are produced either by electrons (due to inverse-Compton scatterings) or protons (due to pion decays). We…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-09-13 V. Beshley , O. Petruk

We have estimated fluxes of neutrinos and gamma-rays that are generated from decays of charged and neutral pions from a pulsar surrounded by supernova ejecta in our galaxy, including an effect that has not been taken into consideration,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 S. Nagataki

Shocks of supernova remnants (SNRs) are important (and perhaps the dominant) agents for production of the Galactic cosmic rays. Recent $\gamma$-ray observations of several SNRs have made this case more compelling. However, these broadband…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2012-12-12 Qiang Yuan , Siming Liu , Xiao-Jun Bi

We propose a conceptually and computationally simple method to evaluate the neutrinos emitted by supernova remnants using the observed gamma-ray spectrum. The proposed method does not require any preliminary parametrization of the gamma ray…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-02-23 F. L. Villante , F. Vissani

Cosmic rays are particles (mostly protons) accelerated to relativistic speeds. Despite wide agreement that supernova remnants (SNRs) are the sources of galactic cosmic rays, unequivocal evidence for the acceleration of protons in these…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-03-18 LAT collaboration , M. Ackermann , M. Ajello , A. Allafort , L. Baldini , J. Ballet , G. Barbiellini , M. G. Baring , D. Bastieri , K. Bechtol , R. Bellazzini , R. D. Blandford , E. D. Bloom , E. Bonamente , A. W. Borgland , E. Bottacini , T. J. Brandt , J. Bregeon , M. Brigida , P. Bruel , R. Buehler , G. Busetto , S. Buson , G. A. Caliandro , R. A. Cameron , P. A. Caraveo , J. M. Casandjian , C. Cecchi , Ö. Çelik , E. Charles , S. Chaty , R. C. G. Chaves , A. Chekhtman , C. C. Cheung , J. Chiang , G. Chiaro , A. N. Cillis , S. Ciprini , R. Claus , J. Cohen-Tanugi , L. R. Cominsky , J. Conrad , S. Corbel , S. Cutini , F. D'Ammando , A. de Angelis , F. de Palma , C. D. Dermer , E. do Couto e Silva , P. S. Drell , A. Drlica-Wagner , L. Falletti , C. Favuzzi , E. C. Ferrara , A. Franckowiak , Y. Fukazawa , S. Funk , P. Fusco , F. Gargano , S. Germani , N. Giglietto , P. Giommi , F. Giordano , M. Giroletti , T. Glanzman , G. Godfrey , I. A. Grenier , M. -H. Grondin , J. E. Grove , S. Guiriec , D. Hadasch , Y. Hanabata , A. K. Harding , M. Hayashida , K. Hayashi , E. Hays , J. Hewitt , A. B. Hill , R. E. Hughes , M. S. Jackson , T. Jogler , G. Jóhannesson , A. S. Johnson , T. Kamae , J. Kataoka , J. Katsuta , J. Knödlseder , M. Kuss , J. Lande , S. Larsson , L. Latronico , M. Lemoine-Goumard , F. Longo , F. Loparco , M. N. Lovellette , P. Lubrano , G. M. Madejski , F. Massaro , M. Mayer , M. N. Mazziotta , J. E. McEnery , J. Mehault , P. F. Michelson , R. P. Mignani , W. Mitthumsiri , T. Mizuno , A. A. Moiseev , M. E. Monzani , A. Morselli , I. V. Moskalenko , S. Murgia , T. Nakamori , R. Nemmen , E. Nuss , M. Ohno , T. Ohsugi , N. Omodei , M. Orienti , E. Orlando , J. F. Ormes , D. Paneque , J. S. Perkins , M. Pesce-Rollins , F. Piron , G. Pivato , S. Rainò , R. Rando , M. Razzano , S. Razzaque , A. Reimer , O. Reimer , S. Ritz , C. Romoli , M. Sánchez-Conde , A. Schulz , C. Sgrò , P. E. Simeon , E. J. Siskind , D. A. Smith , G. Spandre , P. Spinelli , F. W. Stecker , A. W. Strong , D. J. Suson , H. Tajima , H. Takahashi , T. Takahashi , T. Tanaka , J. G. Thayer , J. B. Thayer , D. J. Thompson , S. E. Thorsett , L. Tibaldo , O. Tibolla , M. Tinivella , E. Troja , Y. Uchiyama , T. L. Usher , J. Vandenbroucke , V. Vasileiou , G. Vianello , V. Vitale , A. P. Waite , M. Werner , B. L. Winer , K. S. Wood , M. Wood , R. Yamazaki , Z. Yang , S. Zimmer

The high energy neutrino signature from proton-proton and photo-meson interactions in a supernova remnant shell ejected prior to a gamma-ray burst provides a test for the precursor supernova, or supranova, model of gamma-ray bursts. Protons…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Soebur Razzaque , Peter Meszaros , Eli Waxman

A gas cloud near a supernova remnant (SNR) provides a target for pp-collisions leading to subsequent gamma-ray emission through neutral pion decay. The assumption of a power-law ambient spectrum of accelerated particles with index near -2…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-02-25 I. V. Moskalenko , T. A. Porter , M. A. Malkov , P. H. Diamond

It is shown that the radio and gamma-ray emission observed from newly-found "GeV-bright" supernova remnants (SNRs) can be explained by a model, in which a shocked cloud and shock-accelerated cosmic rays (CRs) frozen in it are simultaneously…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-19 Yasunobu Uchiyama , Roger Blandford , Stefan Funk , Hiroyasu Tajima , Takaaki Tanaka

Supernova remnants interacting with molecular clouds are potentially exciting systems in which to detect evidence of cosmic ray acceleration. Prominent gamma-ray emission is produced via the decay of neutral pions when cosmic rays encounter…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-11-20 John W. Hewitt , Farhad Yusef-Zadeh , Mark Wardle

In this paper we discuss possible ultra high energy ($\ge$ TeV) neutrino emission from Supernova Remnants (SNRs), specifically the hadronic gamma ray production models. Recent very high energy (VHE) $\gamma$ ray observation from SNRs is the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Mou Roy

The Fermi $\gamma$-ray space telescope reported the observation of several Galactic supernova remnants recently, with the $\gamma$-ray spectra well described by hadronic $pp$ collisions. The possible neutrino emissions from these Fermi…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-03-17 Qiang Yuan , Peng-Fei Yin , Xiao-Jun Bi