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08 February 2025
 
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On the possible reason for non-detection of TeV-protons in SNRs
M. A. Malkov ; P. H. Diamond ; T. W. Jones ;
Date 3 Dec 2001
Journal Astrophys.J. 571 (2002) 856-865
Subject astro-ph
AbstractThe theory of shock acceleration predicts the maximum particle energy to be limited only by the acceleration time and the size (geometry) of the shock. This led to optimistic estimates for the galactic cosmic ray energy achievable in the SNR shocks. The estimates imply that the accelerated particles, while making no strong impact on the shock structure (test particle approach) are nevertheless scattered by strong self-generated Alfven waves (turbulent boost) needed to accelerate them quickly. We demonstrate that these two assumptions are in conflict when applied to SNRs of the age required for cosmic ray acceleration to the ``knee’’ energy. We study the combined effect of acceleration nonlinearity (shock modification by accelerated particles) and wave generation on the acceleration process. We show that the refraction of self-generated waves resulting from the deceleration of the plasma flow by the pressure of energetic particles causes enhanced losses of these particles. This effect slows down the acceleration and changes the shape of particle spectrum near the cut-off. The implications for observations of TeV emission from SNR remnants are also discussed.
Source arXiv, astro-ph/0112046
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