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Recent cosmic ray (CR) measurements have revealed unexpected anomalies in secondary CRs, namely deviations from the predictions of the so-called standard Galactic CR paradigm regarding the composition and energy spectra of the products of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-10-30 Rui-zhi Yang , Felix Aharonian

We investigate the ionising effect of low energy cosmic rays (CRs) from a young star on its protoplanetary disk (PPD). We consider specifically the effect of $\sim3\,$GeV protons injected at the inner edge of the PPD. An increase in the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-09-13 Donna Rodgers-Lee , Andrew M. Taylor , Tom P. Ray , Turlough P. Downes

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

Galaxy clusters are known to be reservoirs of Cosmic Rays (CRs), as inferred from theoretical calculations or detection of CR-derived observables. CR acceleration in clusters is mostly attributed to the dynamical activity that produces…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-05 Reju Sam John , Surajit Paul , Luigi Iapichino , Karl Mannheim , Harish Kumar

Cosmic rays (CRs) play a decisive role within our own Galaxy. They provide partial pressure support against gravity, they trace past energetic events such as supernovae, and they reveal the underlying structure of the baryonic matter…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Torsten A. Ensslin , Christoph Pfrommer , Volker Springel , Martin Jubelgas

X-ray luminous cool-core (CC) galaxy clusters contain powerful cosmic ray (CR) sources. High-energy CRs powering GHz synchrotron lose energy rapidly, but long-lived (~Gyr-old) populations of 0.1-1 GeV CRs persist, propagating to ~100 kpc…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-02-02 Philip F. Hopkins , Emily Silich , Jack Sayers , Sam B. Ponnada , Isabel Sands

Recently, cosmic ray (CR) feedback has been identified as a critical process in galaxy formation but most previous simulations have integrated out the energy-dependence of the CR distribution, despite its large extent over more than twelve…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-03-15 Philipp Girichidis , Christoph Pfrommer , Rüdiger Pakmor , Volker Springel

Clumping in hot star winds can significantly affect estimates of mass-loss rates, the inferred evolution of the star and the environmental impact of the wind. A hydrodynamical simulation of a colliding winds binary (CWB) with clumpy winds…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 J. M. Pittard

Cosmic ray (CR)-driven instabilities play a decisive role during particle acceleration at shocks and CR propagation in galaxies and galaxy clusters. These instabilities amplify magnetic fields and modulate CR transport so that the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-03-03 Mohamad Shalaby , Timon Thomas , Christoph Pfrommer

This study explores the dynamical impact of cosmic rays (CRs) in Milky Way-like galaxies using the Rhea simulation suite. Cosmic rays, with their substantial energy density, influence the interstellar medium (ISM) by supporting galactic…

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

Cosmic ray (CR) hydrodynamics is a (re-)emerging field of high interest due to the importance of CRs for the dynamical evolution of the interstellar, the circumgalactic, and the intracluster medium. In these environments, CRs with GeV…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-11-03 Timon Thomas , Christoph Pfrommer

Cosmic rays (CRs) are the primary driver of ionization in star forming molecular clouds (MCs). Despite their potential impacts on gas dynamics and chemistry, no simulations of star cluster formation following the creation of individual…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-07-26 Margot Fitz Axen , Stella Offner , Phillip F. Hopkins , Mark R. Krumholz , Michael Y. Grudic

There are two distinct breaks in the cosmic ray (CR) spectrum: the so-called "knee" around $3 \times 10^{15}$ eV and the so-called "ankle" around $10^{18}$ eV. Diffusive shock acceleration (DSA) at supernova remnant (SNR) shock fronts is…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-01-25 Chad Bustard , Ellen G. Zweibel , Cory Cotter

It has been shown that supernova blast waves interacting with winds from massive stars in compact star clusters may be capable of producing cosmic-ray (CR) protons to above $10^{17}$ eV. We give a brief description of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-12-13 A. M. Bykov , M. E. Kalyashova , D. C. Ellison , S. M. Osipov

We study penetration of interstellar cosmic rays (CRs) into molecular clouds surrounded by nonuniform diffuse envelopes. The present work generalizes our earlier model of CR self-modulation (Ivlev et al. 2018, Dogiel et al. 2018), in which…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-07-08 D. O. Chernyshov , A. V. Ivlev , A. M. Kiselev

One of the key questions to understanding the efficiency of diffusive shock acceleration of the cosmic rays (CRs) is the injection process from thermal particles. A self-consistent injection model based on the interactions of the…

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

The origin of Galactic cosmic rays (CR) is still a matter of debate. Diffusive shock acceleration (DSA) applied to supernova remnant (SNR) shocks provides the most reliable explanation. However, within the current understanding of DSA…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-10-25 G. Morlino , S. Menchiari , E. Amato , N. Bucciantini

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 rays (CRs) are a pivotal non-thermal component of galaxy formation and evolution. However, the intricacies of CR physics, particularly how they propagate in the circumgalactic medium (CGM), remain largely unconstrained. In this work,…