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We examine the formation and evolution of the density enhancement (density spike) that appears downstream of strong, cosmic-ray-modified shocks. This feature results from temporary overcompression of the flow by the combined cosmic-ray…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 Byung-Il Jun , T. W. Jones

In supernova remnants, the nonlinear amplification of magnetic fields upstream of collisionless shocks is essential for the acceleration of cosmic rays to the energy of the "knee" at 10^{15.5}eV. A nonresonant instability driven by the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-18 Yutaka Ohira , Brian Reville , John G. Kirk , Fumio Takahara

We study the impact of cosmic rays (CRs) on the structure of virial shocks, using a large suite of high-resolution cosmological FIRE-2 simulations accounting for CR injection by supernovae. In massive ($M_{\rm halo} \gtrsim…

In the absence of magnetic fields and cosmic rays, radiative cooling laws with a range of dependences on temperature affect the stability of interstellar gas. For about four and a half decades, astrophysicists have recognised the importance…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2011-08-08 T. W. Hartquist , A. Y. Wagner , S. A. E. G. Falle , J. M. Pittard , S. Van Loo

(Abridged) X-ray observations of synchrotron rims in supernova remnant (SNR) shocks show evidence of strong magnetic field amplification (a factor of ~100 between the upstream and downstream medium). This amplification may be due to plasma…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-11-20 Mario A. Riquelme , Anatoly Spitkovsky

Cosmological shock waves during structure formation not only play a decisive role for the thermalization of gas in virializing structures but also for the acceleration of relativistic cosmic rays (CRs) through diffusive shock acceleration.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Christoph Pfrommer , Volker Springel , Torsten A. Ensslin , Martin Jubelgas

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

We study the underlying physics of cosmic-ray (CR) driven instabilities that play a crucial role for CR transport across a wide range of scales, from interstellar to galaxy cluster environments. By examining the linear dispersion relation…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-12-18 Mohamad Shalaby , Timon Thomas , Christoph Pfrommer , Rouven Lemmerz , Virginia Bresci

Cosmic rays (CRs) are an integral part of the non-thermal pressure budget in the interstellar medium (ISM) and are the leading-order ionization mechanism in cold molecular clouds. We study the impacts that different microphysical CR…

It is well known that cosmic rays (CRs) contribute significantly to the pressure of the interstellar medium in our own Galaxy, suggesting that they may play an important role in regulating star formation during the formation and evolution…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Christoph Pfrommer , Volker Springel , Martin Jubelgas , Torsten A. Ensslin

We investigate the dynamical impact of cosmic rays in cosmological simulations of galaxy formation using adaptive-mesh refinement simulations of a $10^{12}$ solar mass halo. In agreement with previous work, a run with only our standard…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-23 Munier Salem , Greg L. Bryan , Cameron Hummels

We explore the physics of shock evolution and particle acceleration in non-relativistic collisionless shocks using multidimensional hybrid simulations. We analyze a wide range of physical parameters relevant to the acceleration of cosmic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-28 L. Gargaté , A. Spitkovsky

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

The instability in the cosmic-ray (CR) precursor of a SN shock is studied. The level of turbulence in this region determines the maximum energy of accelerated CRs. The consideration is not limited by the case of weak turbulence. It is…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 V. S. Ptuskin , V. N. Zirakashvili

We performed kinetic simulations of diffusive shock acceleration in Type Ia supernova remnants (SNRs) expanding into a uniform interstellar medium (ISM). The preshock gas temperature is the primary parameter that governs the cosmic ray (CR)…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-05-20 Hyesung Kang

Using analytic methods and $1$-D two-fluid simulations, we study the effect of cosmic rays (CRs) on the dynamics of interstellar superbubbles (ISBs) driven by multiple supernovae (SNe)/stellar winds in OB associations. In addition to CR…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-11-08 Siddhartha Gupta , Biman B. Nath , Prateek Sharma , David Eichler

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

A major uncertainty in understanding the transport and feedback of cosmic-rays (CRs) within and beyond our Galaxy lies in the unknown CR scattering rates, which are primarily determined by wave-particle interaction at microscopic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-04-06 Xue-Ning Bai

We analyse the results of recent measurements of nonthermal emission from individual supernova remnants (SNRs) and their correspondence to the nonlinear kinetic theory of cosmic ray (CR) acceleration in SNRs. It is shown that the theory…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 E. G. Berezhko

We investigate the production of cosmic ray (CR) protons at cosmological shocks by performing, for the first time, numerical simulations of large scale structure formation that include directly the acceleration, transport and energy losses…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Francesco Miniati , Dongsu Ryu , Hyesung Kang , T. W. Jones