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The breakthrough developments of Cherenkov telescopes in the last decade have led to angular resolution of 0.1{\deg} and an unprecedented sensitivity. This has allowed the current generation of Cherenkov telescopes to discover a population…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-08-05 F. Acero , M. Lemoine-Goumard , M. Renaud , J. Ballet , J. W. Hewitt , R. Rousseau , T. Tanaka

We present a detailed analysis of $\gamma$-ray emission from the middle-aged supernova remnant (SNR) S147 (G180.0$-$1.7) using approximately 16.5 years of Fermi-LAT data. Spatially, a new extended $\gamma$-ray component distinct from the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-01-29 Huan Yang , Bing Liu , Houdun Zeng , Xiaoyuan Huang

Supernova remnants (SNRs) are believed to be the primary location of the acceleration of Galactic cosmic rays, via diffusive shock (Fermi) acceleration. Despite considerable theoretical work the precise details are still unknown, in part…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Michael D. Stage , Glenn E. Allen , John C. Houck , John E. Davis

While supernova remnants (SNRs) have long been considered prime candidates as sources of cosmic rays, it is only recently that X-ray observations have identified several shell-type SNRs dominated by nonthermal emission, thus revealing…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Patrick Slane

Supernova remnants (SNRs) are widely considered the most likely source of cosmic rays below the knee ($10^{15}$ eV). Studies of GeV and TeV gamma-ray emission in the vicinity of SNRs, in combination with multi-wavelength observations, can…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Amanda Weinstein

Observations of synchrotron radiation across a wide range of wavelengths provide clear evidence that electrons are accelerated to relativistic energies in supernova remnants (SNRs). However, a viable mechanism for the pre-acceleration of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. E. Dieckmann , K. G. McClements , S. C. Chapman , R. O. Dendy , L. O'C. Drury

Supernova remnants (SNRs) are believed to be the most important acceleration sites for cosmic rays (CRs) below $\sim10^{15}$ eV in the Galaxy. High energy photons, either directly from the shocks of the SNRs or indirectly from the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Ye Liu , Zhen Cao , Songzhan Chen , Yang Chen , Shuwang Cui , Huihai He , Xingtao Huang , Xinhua Ma , Qiang Yuan , Xiao Zhang

It is shown that the radio and gamma-ray emission observed from newly-found "GeV-bright" supernova remnants (SNRs) can be explained by a model, in which a shocked cloud and shock-accelerated cosmic rays (CRs) frozen in it are simultaneously…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-19 Yasunobu Uchiyama , Roger Blandford , Stefan Funk , Hiroyasu Tajima , Takaaki Tanaka

We study cosmic-ray acceleration in young Type Ia Supernova Remnants (SNRs) by means of test-particle diffusive shock acceleration theory and 1-D hydrodynamical simulations of their evolution. In addition to acceleration at the forward…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-30 Igor Telezhinsky , Vikram Dwarkadas , Martin Pohl

Very recent gamma-ray observations of G120.1+1.4 (Tycho's) supernova remnant (SNR) by Fermi-LAT and VERITAS provided new fundamental pieces of information for understanding particle acceleration and non-thermal emission in SNRs. We want to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-28 G. Morlino , D. Caprioli

Observations show that the magnetic field in young supernova remnants (SNRs) is significantly stronger than can be expected from the compression of the circumstellar medium (CSM) by a factor of four expected for strong blast waves.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2009-08-05 K. M. Schure , J. Vink , A. Achterberg , R. Keppens

Estimating the cosmic-ray acceleration efficiency $ \epsilon $ in supernova remnants (SNRs) through observations is a challenging task in general. Based on the Rankine-Hugoniot shock conditions, we find an anticorrelation between $ \epsilon…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-12-21 Yiran Zhang , Siming Liu

The galactic cosmic rays are generally believed to be originated in supernova remnants (SNRs), produced in diffusive shock acceleration (DSA) process in supernova blast waves driven by expanding SNRs. One of the key unsettled issue in SNR…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-05-21 Prabir Banik , Arunava Bhadra

We briefly discuss models of energetic particle acceleration by supernova shock in active starforming regions at different stages of their evolution. Strong shocks may strongly amplify magnetic fields due to cosmic ray driven instabilities.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2012-02-21 A. M. Bykov , P. E. Gladilin , S. M. Osipov

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

The supernova remnant (SNR) G150.3+4.5 was recently discovered in the radio band; it exhibits a shell-like morphology with an angular size of $\sim 3^{\circ}$, suggesting either an old or a nearby SNR. Extended $\gamma$-ray emission…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-10-28 Justine Devin , Marianne Lemoine-Goumard , Marie-Hélène Grondin , Daniel Castro , Jean Ballet , Jamie Cohen , John W. Hewitt

The cosmic-ray streaming instability creates strong magnetohydrodynamic turbulence in the precursor of a SN shock. The level of turbulence determines the maximum energy of cosmic-ray particles accelerated by the diffusive shock acceleration…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 V. S. Ptuskin , V. N. Zirakashvili

If supernova remnants (SNRs) are the sites of cosmic-ray acceleration, the associated nuclear interactions should result in observable fluxes of TeV gamma-rays from the nearest SNRs. Measurements of the gamma-ray flux from six nearby,…

Recently, the GeV--sub-PeV spectrum of supernova remnant (SNR) Cassiopeia A (Cas A), one of the youngest and most well-studied SNRs in our Galaxy, has been updated by observations of Fermi-LAT and LHAASO. We revisit Cas A with our previous…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-03-30 Bo-Tao Li , Wei Wang , Zhuo Li

The formation of a core collapse supernovae (SNe) results in a fast (but non- or mildly-relativistic) shock wave expanding outwards into the surrounding medium. The medium itself is likely modified due to the stellar mass-loss from the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-09-04 Vikram V. Dwarkadas , M. Renaud , A. Marcowith , V. Tatischeff