Proposes pB process for UHE photon and neutrino production via proton-magnetic field collisions, with energy-loss rate three orders above synchrotron above γ_p B ~ 5e18 G threshold.
Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays and Black Hole Mergers
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The recent detection of the gravitational wave source GW150914 by the LIGO collaboration motivates a speculative source for the origin of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays as a possible byproduct of the immense energies achieved in black hole mergers, provided that the black holes have spin as seems inevitable and there are relic magnetic fields and disk debris remaining from the formation of the black holes or from their accretion history. We argue that given the modest efficiency $< 0.01$ required per event per unit of gravitational wave energy release, merging black holes potentially provide an environment for accelerating cosmic rays to ultrahigh energies.
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POEMMA is a proposed NASA probe-class mission designed to observe ultra-high energy cosmic rays and cosmic neutrinos from space.
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Collision of ultra-relativistic proton with strong magnetic field: production of ultra-high energy photons and neutrinos
Proposes pB process for UHE photon and neutrino production via proton-magnetic field collisions, with energy-loss rate three orders above synchrotron above γ_p B ~ 5e18 G threshold.
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POEMMA (Probe of Extreme Multi-Messenger Astrophysics) design
POEMMA is a proposed NASA probe-class mission designed to observe ultra-high energy cosmic rays and cosmic neutrinos from space.