Recent Results in Cosmic Ray Physics and Their Interpretation



Título del documento: Recent Results in Cosmic Ray Physics and Their Interpretation
Revista: Brazilian journal of physics
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000379543
ISSN: 0103-9733
Autores: 1
Instituciones: 1Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Firenze, Toscana. Italia
Año:
Periodo: Oct
Volumen: 44
Número: 5
Paginación: 426-440
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Conferencia o discurso
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés The last decade has been dense with new developments in the search for the sources of Galactic cosmic rays. Some of these developments have confirmed the tight connection between cosmic rays and supernovae in our Galaxy, through the detection of gamma rays and the observation of thin non-thermal X-ray rims in supernova remnants. Some others, such as the detection of features in the spectra of some chemicals, opened new questions on the propagation of cosmic rays in the Galaxy and on details of the acceleration process. Here, I will summarize some of these developments and their implications for our understanding of the origin of cosmic rays. I will also discuss some new avenues that are being pursued in testing the supernova origin of Galactic cosmic rays
Disciplinas: Física y astronomía
Palabras clave: Astronomía,
Física de partículas y campos cuánticos,
Rayos cósmicos,
Propagación,
Aceleración de partículas
Keyword: Physics and astronomy,
Astronomy,
Particle physics and quantum fields,
Cosmic rays,
Propagation,
Particle acceleration
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