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We have developed an inversion method for determination of the characteristics of the acceleration mechanism directly and non-parametrically from observations, in contrast to the usual forward fitting of parametric model variables to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-17 Vahé Petrosian , Qingrong Chen

Recent observations of non-thermal X-rays from supernova remnants have been attributed to synchrotron radiation from the loss-steepened tail of a non-thermal distribution of electrons accelerated at the remnant blast wave. In diffusive…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 S. P. Reynolds

Recent advances in the understanding of the properties of supernova remnant shocks have been precipitated by the Chandra and XMM X-ray Observatories, and the HESS Atmospheric Cerenkov Telescope in the TeV band. A critical problem for this…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Matthew G. Baring , Errol J. Summerlin

In the leptonic scenario for TeV emission from a few well-observed shell-type TeV supernova remnants (STTSNRs), very weak magnetic fields are inferred. If fast-mode waves are produced efficiently in the shock downstream, we show that they…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-06-02 Zhonghui Fan , Siming Liu , Christopher L. Fryer

We present a model of gamma-ray emission from core-collapse supernovae originating from the explosions of massive young stars. The fast forward shock of the supernova remnant (SNR) can accelerate particles by diffusive shock acceleration…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-27 Donald C. Ellison , Andrei M. Bykov

The proof of cosmic ray (CR) origin in supernova remnants (SNR) must hinge on full consistency of the CR acceleration theory with the observations; direct proof is impossible because of the orbit stochasticity of CR particles. Recent…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-10-11 M. A. Malkov , P. H. Diamond , R. Z. Sagdeev

It has long been speculated that supernova remnants represent a major source of cosmic rays in the Galaxy. Observations over the past decade have ceremoniously unveiled direct evidence of particle acceleration in SNRs to energies…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 Patrick Slane

A review of the possible relationship between gamma-ray sources and supernova remnants (SNRs) is presented. Particular emphasis is given to the analysis of the observational status of the problem of cosmic ray acceleration at SNR shock…

A significant fraction of the energy density of the interstellar medium is in the form of high-energy charged particles (cosmic rays). The origin of these particles remains uncertain. Although it is generally accepted that the only sources…

Astrophysics · Physics 2012-08-27 H. E. S. S. Collaboration , : , F. Aharonian

Current observations of supernova remnant (SNR) RX J1713.7-3946 favor the leptonic scenario for the TeV emission, where the radio to X-ray emission is produced via the synchrotron process and the $\gamma$-ray emission is produced via the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-16 Chuyuan Yang , Siming Liu

We evaluate the current status of supernova remnants as the sources of Galactic cosmic rays. We summarize observations of supernova remnants, covering the whole electromagnetic spectrum and describe what these obser- vations tell us about…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-05 E. A. Helder , J. Vink , A. M. Bykov , Y. Ohira , J. C. Raymond , R. Terrier

We consider diffusive shock acceleration in supernova remnants throughout their evolution including a radiative stage. It is found that a more efficient acceleration and fast exit of particles at the radiative stage results in the hardening…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-01-05 V. N. Zirakashvili , V. S. Ptuskin

The escape of charged particles accelerated by diffusive shock acceleration from supernova remnants is shown to be a more complex process than normally appreciated. Using a box model it is shown that the high-energy end of the spectrum can…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-20 Luke O'C. Drury

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

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

Supernova remnants (SNRs) are believed to be the source of Galactic cosmic rays (CRs). SNR shocks accelerate CR protons and electrons which reveal key insights into the non-thermal physics by means of their synchrotron and $\gamma$-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-12-08 Georg Winner , Christoph Pfrommer , Philipp Girichidis , Maria Werhahn , Matteo Pais

A systematic study of the synchrotron X-ray emission from supernova remnants (SNRs) has been conducted. We selected a total of 12 SNRs whose synchrotron X-ray spectral parameters are available in the literature with reasonable accuracy, and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-03 Ryoko Nakamura , Aya Bamba , Tadayasu Dotani , Manabu Ishida , Ryo Yamazaki , Kazunori Kohri

We examine the hypothesis that some supernova remnants (SNRs) may be responsible for some unidentified gamma-ray sources detected by EGRET instrument aboard the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory. If this is the case, gamma-rays are produced via…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 B. Hnatyk , O. Petruk

The spectra fits to a sample of 34 supernova remnants (Zeng et al., 2019) are updated. $\gamma$-ray spectra of 20 supernova remnants (SNRs) with a soft TeV spectrum are further analyzed. We found that 17 of them can be fitted in the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-11-20 Houdun Zeng , Yuliang Xin , Qi Fu , Siming Liu

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 2025-09-25 Anton Stall , Chun Khai Loo , Philipp Mertsch