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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 ray acceleration by shocks related with Slipping Interaction Regions (SIRs) in the Galactic Wind is considered. SIRs are similar to Solar Wind Corotating Interaction Regions. The spiral structure of our Galaxy results in a strong…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 H. J. Voelk , V. N. Zirakashvili

Cosmic rays are thought to escape their sources streaming along the local magnetic field lines. We show that this phenomenon generally leads to the excitation of both resonant and non-resonant streaming instabilities. The self-generated…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-03-02 Benedikt Schroer , Oreste Pezzi , Damiano Caprioli , Colby Haggerty , Pasquale Blasi

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 explore several aspects related to the propagation of high energy cosmic rays (CRs) of galactic origin (i.e. in the range $E\simeq 10^{15}- 10^{18}$ eV). In particular, we study in detail the diffusion/drift scenario, a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Julián Candia

We give a brief review of the origin and acceleration of cosmic rays (CRs), emphasizing the production of CRs at different stages of supernova evolution by the first-order Fermi shock acceleration mechanism. We suggest that supernovae with…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-01-31 A. M. Bykov , D. C. Ellison , A. Marcowith , S. M. Osipov

A theory of cosmic-ray transport in multi-phase diffusive media is developed, with the specific application to cases in which the cosmic-ray diffusion coefficient has large spatial fluctuations that may be inherently multi-scale. We…

(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

Recent years have seen many arguments for cosmic rays (CRs) as an important influence on galactic and circumgalactic (CGM) physics, star and galaxy formation. We present a pedagogical overview of state-of-the-art modeling of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-05-11 Philip F. Hopkins

We present a novel implementation of cosmic rays (CR) in the magneto-hydrodynamic code FLASH. CRs are described as separate fluids with different energies. CR advection, energy dependent anisotropic diffusion with respect to the magnetic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-06-20 Philipp Girichidis , Thorsten Naab , Stefanie Walch , Michal Hanasz

We investigate the dynamical interaction between cosmic rays (CRs) and the multiphase interstellar medium (ISM) using numerical magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations with a two-moment CR solver and TIGRESS simulations of star-forming…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-01-10 Lucia Armillotta , Eve C. Ostriker , Chang-Goo Kim , Yan-Fei Jiang

Understanding the transport of energetic cosmic rays belongs to the most challenging topics in astrophysics. Diffusion due to scattering by electromagnetic fluctuations is a key process in cosmic-ray transport. The transition from a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-09-02 P. Reichherzer , J. Becker Tjus , E. G. Zweibel , L. Merten , M. J. Pueschel

The theory of diffusive particle acceleration explains the spectral properties of the cosmic rays below energies of approx. 10^6 GeV as produced at strong shocks in supernova remnants (SNR's). To supply the observed flux of cosmic rays, a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 U. D. J. Gieseler , T. W. Jones , Hyesung Kang

The process of cosmic ray first-order Fermi acceleration at relativistic shock waves is studied with the method of Monte Carlo simulations. The simulations are based on numerical integration of particle equations of motion in a turbulent…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Jacek Niemiec , Michal Ostrowski

Observations of large-scale radio emissions prove the existence of shock accelerated cosmic-ray electrons in galaxy clusters, while the lack of detected $\gamma$-rays limits the acceleration of cosmic-ray protons in galaxy clusters. This…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-04-22 Denis Wittor , Franco Vazza , Dongsu Ryu , Hyesung Kang

Galactic cosmic rays (CRs) are a fundamental non-thermal component of the interstellar medium (ISM). Understanding the transport of super-high-energy particles is essential for interpreting observations of Galactic PeVatrons. Classical…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-04-07 Yue Hu

We present a linear perturbation analysis of the magnetorotational instability in the presence of the cosmic rays. Dynamical effects of the cosmic rays are considered by a fluid description and the diffusion of cosmic rays is only along the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-30 Fazeleh Khajenabi

Cosmic ray (CR) transport is usually modeled with a single diffusion coefficient, but this description captures only the growth of the variance and not the full transport process. Distinct transport mechanisms can share the same effective…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-04-15 Naixin Liang , S. Peng Oh

We investigate the anisotropic diffusion of cosmic rays in the large-scale Galactic magnetic field, where diffusion occurs at different rates along and across the magnetic field lines. To model this process, we use stochastic differential…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-06-17 Ala'a AL-Zetoun

The origin of the bulk of cosmic rays (CRs) observed at Earth is the topic of a century long investigation, paved with successes and failures. From the energetic point of view, supernova remnants (SNRs) remain the most plausible sources of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-12-09 Pasquale Blasi