Cosmic ray acceleration in supernova remnants and the FERMI/PAMELA data

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作者
Ahlers, Markus [1 ]
Mertsch, Philipp [1 ]
Sarkar, Subir [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Oxford, Rudolf Peierls Ctr Theoret Phys, Oxford OX1 3NP, England
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW D | 2009年 / 80卷 / 12期
关键词
GAMMA-RAYS; PARTICLE-ACCELERATION; GALACTIC SOURCES; RX J1713.7-3946; TEV; DISCOVERY; EMISSION; ELECTRONS; ENERGIES; SPECTRA;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevD.80.123017
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
We discuss recent observations of high energy cosmic ray positrons and electrons in the context of hadronic interactions in supernova remnants (SNRs), the suspected accelerators of galactic cosmic rays. Diffusive shock acceleration can harden the energy spectrum of secondary positrons relative to that of the primary protons and electrons and thus explain the rise in the positron fraction observed by PAMELA above 10 GeV. We normalize the hadronic interaction rate by holding pion decay to be responsible for the gamma rays detected by HESS from some SNRs. By simulating the spatial and temporal distribution of SNRs in the Galaxy according to their known statistics, we are able to then fit the electron (plus positron) energy spectrum measured by Fermi. It appears that IceCube has good prospects for detecting the hadronic neutrino fluxes expected from nearby SNRs.
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