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Kinetic theory of cosmic ray and gamma-ray production in supernova remnants expanding into wind bubbles
Astrophysics · Submitted 22 Feb 2000
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The authors' main claim However, the expected pi^0-decay gamma-ray flux is considerably lower than in the case of a uniform interstellar medium; a relatively high gamma-ray luminosity in the TeV band, detectable at distances of several kpc, is only expected in the case of a relatively dense ISM with a number density above 10/cc.
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Abbreviated Abstract: A kinetic model of particle acceleration in supernova remnants (SNRs) is extended to study the cosmic ray (CR) and associated high energy gamma-ray production during SN shock propagation through the inhomogeneous circumstellar medium of a progenitor star that emits a strong wind. The wind forms a low-density bubble surrounded by a swept-up shell of interstellar matter. Gamma rays are produced as a result of decay of pions which in turn are the result of collisions of CRs with nuclei of the thermal plasma. The time evolution of the SNRs is followed numerically, taking into account the nonlinear backreaction of the accelerated CRs. Examples typical for SN type Ib and SN type II explosions are considered. Apart from the confirmation of the known fact that acceleration is extremely rapid and that the upper momentum cutoff is reached almost immediately after the explosion due to the high wind magnetic field, it is also shown that the CRs are accelerated with high efficiency. The CR energy spectrum, ultimately produced in the SNRs, has a power law form with index = 2.0 to 2.1 in a wide energy range up to a maximum energy which is about 10^14 eV if the CR diffusion coefficient is as small as the Bohm limiting value. However, the expected pi^0-decay gamma-ray flux is considerably lower than in the case of a uniform interstellar medium; a relatively high gamma-ray luminosity in the TeV band, detectable at distances of several kpc, is only expected in the case of a relatively dense ISM with a number density above 10/cc.
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| # | sentence | role | the authors' own work | states the main conclusion | strength |
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| s0 | Abbreviated Abstract: A kinetic model of particle acceleration in supernova remnants (SNRs) is extended to study the cosmic ray (CR) and associated high energy gamma-ray production during SN shock propagation through the inhomogeneous circumstellar medium of a progenitor star that emits a strong wind. | contribution 0.99 | 0.86 | 0.09 | asserted 0.94 |
| s1 | The wind forms a low-density bubble surrounded by a swept-up shell of interstellar matter. | background 0.97 | 0.17 | 0.03 | asserted 1.00 |
| s2 | Gamma rays are produced as a result of decay of pions which in turn are the result of collisions of CRs with nuclei of the thermal plasma. | background 0.86 | 0.15 | 0.05 | asserted 1.00 |
| s3 | The time evolution of the SNRs is followed numerically, taking into account the nonlinear backreaction of the accelerated CRs. | method 0.99 | 0.90 | 0.04 | asserted 0.97 |
| s4 | Examples typical for SN type Ib and SN type II explosions are considered. | method 0.61 | 0.73 | 0.02 | asserted 0.83 |
| s5 | Apart from the confirmation of the known fact that acceleration is extremely rapid and that the upper momentum cutoff is reached almost immediately after the explosion due to the high wind magnetic field, it is also shown that the CRs are accelerated with high efficiency. | result 0.99 | 0.86 | 0.30 | asserted 1.00 |
| s6 | The CR energy spectrum, ultimately produced in the SNRs, has a power law form with index = 2.0 to 2.1 in a wide energy range up to a maximum energy which is about 10^14 eV if the CR diffusion coefficient is as small as the Bohm limiting value. | result 1.00 | 0.90 | 0.24 | asserted 0.97 |
| s7 | However, the expected pi^0-decay gamma-ray flux is considerably lower than in the case of a uniform interstellar medium; a relatively high gamma-ray luminosity in the TeV band, detectable at distances of several kpc, is only expected in the case of a relatively dense ISM with a number density above 10/cc. | result 0.95 | 0.86 | 0.36 | asserted 0.76 |
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Abbreviated Abstract: A kinetic model of particle acceleration in supernova remnants (SNRs) is extended to study the cosmic ray (CR) and associated high energy gamma-ray production during SN shock propagation through the inhomogeneous circumstellar medium of a progenitor star that emits a strong wind. The wind forms a low-density bubble surrounded by a swept-up shell of interstellar matter. Gamma rays are produced as a result of decay of pions which in turn are the result of collisions of CRs with nuclei of the thermal plasma. The time evolution of the SNRs is followed numerically, taking into account the nonlinear backreaction of the accelerated CRs. Examples typical for SN type Ib and SN type II explosions are considered. Apart from the confirmation of the known fact that acceleration is extremely rapid and that the upper momentum cutoff is reached almost immediately after the explosion due to the high wind magnetic field, it is also shown that the CRs are accelerated with high efficiency. The CR energy spectrum, ultimately produced in the SNRs, has a power law form with index = 2.0 to 2.1 in a wide energy range up to a maximum energy which is about 10^14 eV if the CR diffusion coefficient is as small as the Bohm limiting value. However, the expected pi^0-decay gamma-ray flux is considerably lower than in the case of a uniform interstellar medium; a relatively high gamma-ray luminosity in the TeV band, detectable at distances of several kpc, is only expected in the case of a relatively dense ISM with a number density above 10/cc.
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