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Cosmic-ray electrons and positrons propagating in the Galaxy produce diffuse gamma-rays via the inverse Compton (IC) process. The low energy target photon populations with which the cosmic-rays interact during propagation are produced by…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 T. A. Porter , A. W. Strong

We derive observational consequences of the hypothesis that cosmic rays (CR's) of energy $>10^{19}eV$ originate in the same cosmological objects producing gamma-ray bursts (GRB's). Inter-galactic magnetic fields $\gtrsim 10^{-12} G$ are…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 Jordi Miralda-Escude , Eli Waxman

Cosmic rays (CRs) with energies $\ll$ TeV comprise a significant component of the interstellar medium (ISM). Major uncertainties in CR behavior on observable scales (much larger than CR gyroradii) stem from how magnetic fluctuations scatter…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-01-24 Iryna S. Butsky , Philip F. Hopkins , Philipp Kempski , Sam B. Ponnada , Eliot Quataert , Jonathan Squire

We investigate the interplay of cosmic ray (CR) propagation and advection in galaxy clusters. Propagation in form of CR diffusion and streaming tends to drive the CR radial profiles towards being flat, with equal CR number density…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 Torsten A. Ensslin , Christoph Pfrommer , Francesco Miniati , Kandaswamy Subramanian

Cosmic ray (CR) physics has entered a precision-driven era. With the latest AMS-02 nuclei data (boron-to-carbon ratio, proton flux, helium flux and antiproton-to-proton ratio), we perform a global fitting and constrain the primary source…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-01-31 Jia-Shu Niu , Tianjun Li

The origin, propagation, and mechanisms of acceleration of the ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) are not yet well understood. Aiming for a better interpretation of the available experimental data, these data have to be confronted with…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-03-18 Rafael Alves Batista , Peter Schiffer , Guenter Sigl

A flux of cosmic rays (CRs) propagating through a diffuse ionized gas can excite MHD waves, thus generating magnetic disturbances. We propose a generic model of CR penetration into molecular clouds through their diffuse envelopes, and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-03-14 A. V. Ivlev , V. A. Dogiel , D. O. Chernyshov , P. Caselli , C. -M. Ko , K. S. Cheng

A crucial process in Galactic cosmic-ray (CR) transport is the spatial diffusion due to the interaction with the interstellar turbulent magnetic field. Usually, CR diffusion is assumed to be uniform and isotropic all across the Galaxy.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-10-25 Silvio Sergio Cerri , Daniele Gaggero , Andrea Vittino , Carmelo Evoli , Dario Grasso

Propagation of cosmic rays (CRs) in turbulent and magnetized astrophysical media is a long-standing problem that requires both understanding of the properties of turbulent magnetic fields and their interaction with energetic particles. This…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-04-07 Alex Lazarian , Siyao Xu , Yue Hu

We calculate spectra of escaping cosmic rays (CRs) accelerated at shocks produced by expanding Galactic superbubbles powered by multiple supernovae producing a continuous energy outflow in star-forming galaxies. We solve the generalized…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-01-28 Zhaowei Zhang , Kohta Murase , Peter Mészáros

Galactic cosmic rays (CRs) are a fundamental non-thermal component of the interstellar medium (ISM). Understanding the transport of super-high-energy particles is essential for interpreting observations of Galactic PeVatrons. Classical…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-04-07 Yue Hu

Galactic cosmic rays are the high-energy particles that stream into our solar system from distant corners of our Galaxy and some low energy particles are from the Sun which are associated with solar flares. The Earth atmosphere serves as an…

Computational Physics · Physics 2018-07-24 Olesya Sarajlic , Semir Sarajlic , Ting-Cun Wei , Xiaochun He

Cosmic Rays (CRs) interact with the diffuse gas, radiation, and magnetic fields in the interstellar medium (ISM) to produce electromagnetic emissions that are a significant component of the all-sky flux across a broad wavelength range. The…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-11-30 P. D. Marinos , G. P. Rowell , T. A. Porter , G. Jóhannesson

Multichannel Cosmic Ray (CR) spectra and the large scale CR anisotropy can hardly be made compatible in the framework of conventional isotropic and homogeneous propagation models. These models also have problems explaining the longitude…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2012-06-13 Carmelo Evoli , Daniele Gaggero , Dario Grasso , Luca Maccione

Recent efforts in cosmic ray (CR) confinement and transport theory are discussed. Three problems are addressed as being crucial for understanding the present day observations and their possible telltale signs of the CR origin. The first…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-10-11 M. A. Malkov

Cosmic ray (CR) propagation is controlled by scattering in turbulent magnetic fields in space. In general, diffusive propagation is governed by pitch-angle diffusion in phase space. In this study, pitch-angle diffusion in the local…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-05-26 Huirong Yan , Siqi Zhao , Ming Zhang

The spatial diffusion of energetic particles in a magnetic field composed of a large-scale background and a small-scale turbulent component should be expected to be anisotropic. While such anisotropic diffusion has been known for quite a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-17 Julien Dörner , Jonas Hellrung , Julia Becker Tjus , Horst Fichtner

Supernova remnants (SNRs) have long been suspected to be the primary sources of Galactic cosmic rays. Over the past decades, great strides have been made in the modelling of particle acceleration, magnetic field amplification, and escape…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-02-18 Anton Stall , Chun Khai Loo , Philipp Mertsch

High energy collisions of cosmic ray (CR) nuclei with interstellar gas are believed to be the mechanism producing the majority of CR antiprotons. The distinguishing spectral shape with a maximum at 2 GeV and a sharp decrease towards lower…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 I. V. Moskalenko , A. W. Strong , J. F. Ormes , M. S. Potgieter , U. W. Langner

Observations of light isotopes in cosmic rays provide information on their origin and propagation in the Galaxy. Using the data collected by AMS-01 in the STS- 91 space mission, we compare the measurements on 1H, 2H, 3He and 4He with…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-08-23 N. Tomassetti
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