New NuSTAR observation and historical review indicate an initial strong shock near the red giant in RS Oph produces both gamma-ray particle acceleration and 0.2-30 keV thermal X-rays, with gamma-ray flux from Fermi inconsistent and implications for T CrB.
Evidence for nonlinear diffusive shock acceleration of cosmic-rays in the 2006 outburst of the recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi
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Spectroscopic observations of the 2006 outburst of the recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi at both infrared (IR) and X-ray wavelengths have shown that the blast wave has decelerated at a higher rate than predicted by the standard test-particle adiabatic shock-wave model. Here we show that the observed evolution of the nova remnant can be explained by the diffusive shock acceleration of particles at the blast wave and the subsequent escape of the highest energy ions from the shock region. Nonlinear particle acceleration can also account for the difference of shock velocities deduced from the IR and X-ray data. The maximum energy that accelerated electrons and protons can have achieved in few days after outburst is found to be as high as a few TeV. Using the semi-analytic model of nonlinear diffusive shock acceleration developed by Berezhko & Ellison, we show that the postshock temperature of the shocked gas measured with RXTE/PCA and Swift/XRT imply a relatively moderate acceleration efficiency.
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The powerful shocks in RS Oph: NuSTAR X-ray data and a complete review
New NuSTAR observation and historical review indicate an initial strong shock near the red giant in RS Oph produces both gamma-ray particle acceleration and 0.2-30 keV thermal X-rays, with gamma-ray flux from Fermi inconsistent and implications for T CrB.