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Precise measurements of galactic cosmic rays revealed a significant difference between the rigidity spectral indices of protons and helium ions. This finding is a notable contrast to the commonly accepted theoretical prediction that…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-02-27 A. Hanusch , T. Liseykina , M. Malkov

Diffusive shock acceleration in the environs of a remnant's expanding shell is a popular candidate for the origin of SNR gamma-rays. In this paper, results from our study of non-linear effects in shock acceleration theory and their impact…

We discuss the acceleration and escape of secondary cosmic-ray (CR) nuclei, such as lithium, beryllium and boron, produced by spallation of primary CR nuclei like carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen accelerated at the shock in supernova remnants…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-08-25 Norita Kawanaka , Shiu-Hang Lee

Spectrum and chemical composition of cosmic rays accelerated in supernova remnants are studied on a basis of kinetic approach. The cosmic ray transport equation with the Bohm diffusion coefficient has been numerically solved…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-02-03 E. G. Berezhko , G. F. Krymsky , V. K. Yelshin , L. T. Ksenofontov

We aim to elucidate cosmic ray (CR) propagation in the weakly ionized environments of supernova remnants (SNRs) basing our analysis on the cosmic ray cloud (CRC) model developed by \citet{2013ApJ...768...73M} and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-01-15 L. Brahimi , A. Marcowith , V. S. Ptuskin

Cosmic ray (CR) spectra, both measured upon their arrival at the Earth's atmosphere and inferred from the emission in supernova remnants (SNRs), appear to be significantly steeper than the "standard" diffusive shock acceleration (DSA)…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-11-06 Adrian Hanusch , Tatyana V. Liseykina , Mikhail Malkov , Felix Aharonian

Using three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamics simulations, we investigate general properties of a blast wave shock interacting with interstellar clouds. The shock-cloud interaction generates a turbulent shell through the vorticity…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-28 Tsuyoshi Inoue , Ryo Yamazaki , Shu-ichiro Inutsuka , Yasuo Fukui

We present new models for the forward and reverse shock thermal X-ray emission from core-collapse and Type Ia supernova remnants (SNRs) which include the efficient production of cosmic rays via non-linear diffusive shock acceleration (DSA).…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-22 Shiu-Hang Lee , Daniel J. Patnaude , Donald C. Ellison , Shigehiro Nagataki , Patrick O. Slane

The presence of nearby discrete cosmic-ray (CR) sources can lead to many interesting effects on the observed properties of CRs. In this paper, we study about the possible effects on the CR primary and secondary spectra and also the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Satyendra Thoudam

Context. Supernova remnants (SNR) are one of the main sources of galactic cosmic rays acceleration. This acceleration, believed to happen at the blast wave front, leads to an energy loss at the shock front. This results in the apparent…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-04-26 Gabriel Rigon , Tsuyoshi Inoue

Supernovae (SNe) with strong interactions with circumstellar material (CSM) are promising candidate sources of high-energy neutrinos and gamma rays, and have been suggested as an important contributor to Galactic cosmic rays beyond 1 PeV.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-03-27 Kohta Murase , Anna Franckowiak , Keiichi Maeda , Raffaella Margutti , John F. Beacom

When a magnetised, thermal plasma containing a shock wave efficiently accelerates Cosmic Rays (CR) a reaction is exerted on the fluid structure. The simplest description of this process involves three conservation equations for the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 P. Duffy , L. O'C. Drury , H. J. Voelk

Nonlinear kinetic theory of cosmic ray (CR) acceleration in supernova remnants is employed to calculate CR spectra. The magnetic field in SNRs is assumed to be significantly amplified by the efficiently accelerating nuclear CR component. It…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 E. G. Berezhko , H. J. Voelk

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

The properties of the Galactic supernova remnant (SNR) SN 1006 are theoretically re-analyzed in the light of the recent H.E.S.S. results. Nonlinear kinetic theory is used to determine the momentum spectrum of cosmic rays (CRs) in space and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-01-13 E. G. Berezhko , L. T. Ksenofontov , H. J. Voelk

Supernova remnants are believed to be the major contributors to Galactic cosmic rays. In this paper, we explore how the non-thermal emission from young remnants can be used to probe the production of energetic particles at the shock (both…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-19 Gilles Ferrand , Anne Decourchelle , Samar Safi-Harb

We investigate the appearance of magnetic field amplification resulting from a cosmic ray escape current in the context of supernova remnant shock waves. The current is inversely proportional to the maximum energy of cosmic rays, and is a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-16 K. M. Schure , A. R. Bell

Supernova remnants (SNRs) are thought to be the primary sources of Galactic Cosmic Rays (CRs). In the last few years, the wealth of gamma-ray data collected by GeV and TeV instruments has provided important information about particle…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-11-02 Martina Cardillo , Elena Amato , Pasquale Blasi

The spectra of high-energy protons and nuclei accelerated by supernova remnant shocks are calculated taking into account magnetic field amplification and Alfvenic drift both upstream and downstream of the shock for different types of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 V. S. Ptuskin , V. N. Zirakashvili , E. S. Seo

Supernovae (SN), the most energetic stellar feedback mechanism, are crucial for regulating the interstellar medium (ISM) and launching galactic winds. We explore how supernova remnants (SNRs) create a multiphase medium by performing 3D…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-11-18 Miao Li , Jeremiah P. Ostriker , Renyue Cen , Greg L. Bryan , Thorsten Naab