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Cosmic-ray propagation in the turbulent intergalactic medium

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena 2018-11-08 v1

Abstract

Cosmic rays (CRs) may be used to infer properties of intervening cosmic magnetic fields. Conversely, understanding the effects of magnetic fields on the propagation of high-energy CRs is crucial to elucidate their origin. In the present work we investigate the role of intracluster magnetic fields on the propagation of CRs with energies between 101610^{16} and 1018.510^{18.5} eV. We look for possible signatures of a transition in the CR propagation regime, from diffusive to ballistic. Finally, we discuss the consequences of the confinement of high-energy CRs in clusters and superclusters for the production of gamma rays and neutrinos.

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@article{arxiv.1811.03062,
  title  = {Cosmic-ray propagation in the turbulent intergalactic medium},
  author = {R. Alves Batista and E. M. de Gouveia Dal Pino and K. Dolag and S. Hussain},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1811.03062},
  year   = {2018}
}

Comments

Proceedings IAU Focus Meeting 8: New Insights in Extragalactic Magnetic Fields; 4 pages, 2 figures

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