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We investigate the theoretical and observational implications of the acceleration of protons and heavier nuclei in supernova remnants (SNRs). By adopting a semi-analytical technique, we study the non-linear interplay among particle…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-08-23 D. Caprioli , P. Blasi , E. Amato

We consider a situation in which a pulsar is formed inside or close to a high density region of a molecular cloud. Right after birth, the pulsar was very active and accelerated hadrons and leptons to very high energies. Hadrons diffuse…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 H. Bartko , W. Bednarek

Kes 69, 3C 396, and 3C 400.2 are mixed-morphology (MM) Galactic supernova remnants (SNRs), where Kes 69 and 3C 396 are interacting with molecular clouds (MCs). Previous X-ray studies showed that the emission from these SNRs is thermal. It…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-09-13 Tülün Ergin , Aytap Sezer , Ryo Yamazaki

Thermal MeV neutrino emission from core-collapse supernovae offers a unique opportunity to probe physics beyond the Standard Model in the neutrino sector. The next generation of neutrino experiments, such as DUNE and Hyper-Kamiokande, can…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2023-04-20 Jose Alonso Carpio , Ali Kheirandish , Kohta Murase

In this paper we report on the detection of $\gamma$-ray emission coincident with the Galactic supernova remnant Kesteven 79 (Kes 79). We analysed approximately 52 months of data obtained with the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on board the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-18 Katie Auchettl , Patrick Slane , Daniel Castro

We present molecular spectroscopy toward 50 Galactic supernova remnants (SNRs) taken at millimeter wavelengths in 12CO and 13CO J=2-1 with the Heinrich Hertz Submillimeter Telescope as part of a systematic survey for broad molecular line…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-01-20 Charles D. Kilpatrick , John H. Bieging , George H. Rieke

Many supernova remnants (SNRs) are considered to evolve in molecular environments, but the associations between SNRs and molecular clouds (MCs) are often unclear. Being aware of such ambiguous case, we report our study on the molecular…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-07-15 Xin Zhou , Yang Su , Ji Yang , Yang Chen , Ye Xu , Xuepeng Chen , Shaobo Zhang

We analyze the GeV gamma-ray emission data from the vicinity of the supernova remnant (SNR) HB9 (G160.9+2.6) from the \textit{Fermi}-LAT 12-year observations to quantify the evolution of diffusive shock acceleration (DSA) in the SNR. In the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-05-25 Tomohiko Oka , Wataru Ishizaki

We report our independent GeV gamma-ray study of the young shell-type supernova remnant (SNR) Kes 73 which harbors a central magnetar, and CO-line millimeter observations toward the SNR. Using 7.6 years of Fermi-LAT observation data, we…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-12-12 Bing Liu , Yang Chen , Xiao Zhang , Qian-Cheng Liu , Ting-Lan He , Xin Zhou , Ping Zhou , Yang Su

Context: Cosmic rays are thought to be accelerated at supernova remnant (SNR) shocks, but conclusive evidence is lacking. Aims: New data from ground-based gamma-ray telescopes and the Large Area Telescope on the Fermi Gamma-ray Space…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-11 C. D. Dermer , G. Powale

Abbreviated Abstract: A kinetic model of particle acceleration in supernova remnants (SNRs) is extended to study the cosmic ray (CR) and associated high energy gamma-ray production during SN shock propagation through the inhomogeneous…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Evgeny G. Berezhko , Heinrich J. Voelk

We analyze the results of recent measurements of Galactic cosmic ray (GCRs) energy spectra and the spectra of nonthermal emission from supernova remnants (SNRs) in order to determine their consistency with GCR origin in SNRs. It is shown…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-12-30 E. G. Berezhko

We review recent progress in elucidating the relationship between high-energy radiation and the interstellar medium (ISM) in young supernova remnants (SNRs) with ages of $\sim$2000 yr, focusing in particular on RX J1713.7$-$3946 and RCW 86.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-06-29 Hidetoshi Sano , Yasuo Fukui

The origin of Galactic Cosmic Rays (CRs) and the possibility of Supernova Remnants (SNRs) being potential CR accelerators is still an open debate. The charged CRs can be detected indirectly by the {\gamma}-ray observatories through the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-04-21 Pooja Sharma , Ziwei Ou , Charles Henry-Cadrot , Coline Dubos , Tiina Suomijärvi

We present two-dimensional MHD simulations of the evolution of a young Type Ia supernova remnant during its interaction with an interstellar cloud of comparable size at impact. We include for the first time in such simulations explicit…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Byung-Il Jun , T. W. Jones

We performed a Cr-K emission line survey in young supernova remnants (SNRs) with the Chandra archival data. Our sample includes W49B, Cas A, Tycho and Kepler. We confirmed the existence of the Cr line in W49B and discovered this emission…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 X. J. Yang , H. Tsunemi , F. J. Lu , L. Chen

We have analysed the Fermi LAT data on the SNR G73.9+0.9. We have confirmed a previous detection of high-energy gamma-rays from this source at a high significance of $\simeq 12\sigma$. The observed spectrum shows a significant curvature,…

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are rare but powerful explosions displaying highly relativistic jets. It has been suggested that a significant fraction of the much more frequent core-collapse supernovae are accompanied by comparably energetic but…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Shin'ichiro Ando , John F. Beacom

Context: Since a few years, signatures of supernova remnants associated with molecular clouds have been detected in gamma rays. Whether these gamma rays are generated by cosmic ray electrons or by cosmic ray protons is usually not known.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-07-15 Florian Schuppan , Christian Röken , Julia Becker Tjus

Low-energy cosmic rays, in particular protons with energies below 1 GeV, are significant drivers of the thermochemistry of molecular clouds. However, these cosmic rays are also greatly impacted by energy losses and magnetic field transport…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-09-08 Brandt A. L. Gaches , Stefanie Walch , Alex Lazarian