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Multidimensional Simulations Of Non-Linear Cosmic Ray Production In Supernova Remnant Evolution, Joshua Wood
Multidimensional Simulations Of Non-Linear Cosmic Ray Production In Supernova Remnant Evolution, Joshua Wood
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When a high-mass star (& 4Msun) explodes at the end of its life, a supernova occurs, leaving its degenerate core and a fast-moving shell of matter, known as a supernova remnant (SNR). The SNR shell lasts for many thousands of years, generating emissions from low-frequency radio (~ 10-7 eV) up to γ-ray regime (~ 1015 eV). It is also believed that SNRs are the predominant source of galactic cosmic rays, accelerating a population of thermal ions, primarily protons, up to relativistic energies by means of the diffusive shock acceleration (DSA) mechanism. The small population of thermal (Boltzmann) particles, p ~ …