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The problem of cosmic-ray scattering in the turbulent electromagnetic fields of the interstellar medium and the solar wind is of great importance due to the variety of applications of the resulting diffusion coefficients. Examples are…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-20 R. C. Tautz

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

A correct description of cosmic-ray (CR) diffusion in turbulent plasma is essential for many astrophysical and heliospheric problems. This paper aims to present physical diffusion behavior of CRs in actual turbulent magnetic fields, model…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-16 Siyao Xu , Huirong Yan

Cosmic ray propagation is diffusive because of pitch angle scattering by waves. We demonstrate that if the high-amplitude magnetohydrodynamic turbulence with $\tilde B/\langle B\rangle \sim 1$ is present on top of the mean field gradient,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-09-30 Mikhail V. Medvedev , Viktor V. Medvedev

The transport of charged particles in disorganised magnetic fields is an important issue which concerns the propagation of cosmic rays of all energies in a variety of astrophysical environments, such as the interplanetary, interstellar and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Fabien Casse , Martin Lemoine , Guy Pelletier

Cosmic-ray transport in turbulent astrophysical environments remains a multifaceted problem and, despite decades of study, the impact of complex magnetic field geometry -- evident in simulations and observations -- has only recently…

Galactic cosmic ray transport relies on the existence of turbulence on scales comparable with the gyration radius of the particles and with wavenumber vector oriented along the local magnetic field. In the standard picture, in which…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-12-29 O. Pezzi , P. Blasi

We consider the propagation of cosmic rays in turbulent magnetic fields. We use the models of magnetohydrodynamic turbulence that were tested in numerical simulations, in which the turbulence is injected on large scale and cascades to small…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Huirong Yan , A. Lazarian

We determine numerically the parallel, perpendicular, and antisymmetric diffusion coefficients for charged particles propagating in highly turbulent magnetic fields, by means of extensive Monte Carlo simulations. We propose simple…

Astrophysics · Physics 2014-10-13 Julián Candia , Esteban Roulet

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…

The nature of cosmic ray (CR) transport in the Milky Way remains elusive. The predictions of current micro-physical CR transport models in magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence are drastically different from what is observed. These models…

The propagation of cosmic rays in turbulent magnetic fields is a diffusive process driven by the scattering of the charged particles by random magnetic fluctuations. Such fields are usually highly intermittent, consisting of intense…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-04-19 Anvar Shukurov , Andrew Snodin , Amit Seta , Paul Bushby , Toby Wood

We employ a data-driven approach to investigate the rigidity and spatial dependence of the diffusion of cosmic rays in the turbulent magnetic field of the Milky Way. Our analysis combines data sets from the experiments Voyager, AMS-02,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-04-24 Mattia Di Mauro , Michael Korsmeier , Alessandro Cuoco

The propagation of cosmic rays can be described as a diffusive motion in most galactic environments. High-energy gamma-rays measured by Fermi have allowed inference of a gradient in the cosmic-ray density and spectral energy behavior in the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-10-14 J. Dörner , P. Reichherzer , L. Merten , J. Becker Tjus , H. Fichtner , M. J. Pueschel , E. G. Zweibel

The physics of energetic particle propagation in magnetised environments plays a crucial role in both the processes of acceleration and transport of cosmic rays. Recent theoretical developments in the field of cosmic ray research have been…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-10-31 Elena Amato , Pasquale Blasi

The theory of Galactic Winds, driven by the cosmic-ray pressure gradient, is reviewed both on the magnetohydrodynamic and on the kinetic level. In this picture the magnetic field of the Galaxy above the dense gas disk is assumed to have a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-11-06 Heinrich J. Völk

The propagation of high-energy cosmic rays through giant molecular clouds constitutes a fundamental process in astronomy and astrophysics. The diffusion of cosmic-rays through these magnetically turbulent environments is often studied…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-20 Marco Fatuzzo , Fulvio Melia , Elizabeth Todd , Fred Adams

We give a review of cosmic ray propagation models. It is shown that the development of the theory of cosmic ray origin leads inevitably to the conclusion that cosmic ray propagation in the Galaxy is determined by effective particle…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2009-05-20 V. Dogiel , D. Breitschwerdt

We study diffusion of Cosmic Rays (CRs) in turbulent magnetic fields using test particle simulations. Electromagnetic fields are produced in direct numerical MHD simulations of turbulence and used as an input for particle tracing, particle…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-18 A. Beresnyak , H. Yan , A. Lazarian

Identifying the sources of the highest energy cosmic rays requires understanding how they are deflected by the stochastic, spatially intermittent intergalactic magnetic field. Here we report measurements of energetic charged-particle…

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