Volume 358 - 36th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2019) - CRI - Cosmic Ray Indirect
Spot-like Proton Acceleration in SNR Shocks: Implications for the Energy Spectra
T. Liseykina*, A. Hanusch, M. Malkov and F. Aharonian
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Pre-published on: July 22, 2019
Published on: July 02, 2021
Abstract
Cosmic ray (CR) spectra, both measured upon their arrival at the Earth
atmosphere and inferred from the emission in supernova remnants (SNR), appear to be significantly
steeper than the "standard" diffusive shock acceleration (DSA)
theory predicts. Although the CR spectra steepen due to propagation losses, this steepening falls short to explain the data. We investigate whether the variable acceleration conditions on the SNR shock
suffice to produce the necessary extra steepening. To this end, we perform two-dimensional hybrid simulations of a shock propagating into a SNR shock environment where the magnetic field
inclination to the shock front varies. The rationale behind this approach
is the strong dependence of the DSA efficiency upon the field angle.
We find that the variation of shock obliquity along its face results in a noticeable
steepening of the DSA spectrum: as compared to simulations of quasi-parallel shocks,
we observe an increase of the spectral index by $\Delta q = 0.1-0.15$.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22323/1.358.0339
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