Cosmic ray acceleration to ultrahigh energy in radio galaxies
The origin of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) is an open question. In this proceeding, we first review the general physical requirements that a source must meet for acceleration to 10-100 EeV, including the consideration that the shock is not highly relativistic. We show that shocks in the bac...
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doaj-fc68176d4a90407e9b0dfef1e7d693532021-08-02T15:45:43ZengEDP SciencesEPJ Web of Conferences2100-014X2019-01-012100400210.1051/epjconf/201921004002epjconf_uhecr18_04002Cosmic ray acceleration to ultrahigh energy in radio galaxiesMatthews James H.0Bell Anthony R.1Araudo Anabella T.Blundell Katherine M.2University of Oxford, AstrophysicsUniversity of Oxford, Clarendon LaboratoryUniversity of Oxford, AstrophysicsThe origin of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) is an open question. In this proceeding, we first review the general physical requirements that a source must meet for acceleration to 10-100 EeV, including the consideration that the shock is not highly relativistic. We show that shocks in the backflows of radio galaxies can meet these requirements. We discuss a model in which giant-lobed radio galaxies such as Centaurus A and Fornax A act as slowly-leaking UHECR reservoirs, with the UHECRs being accelerated during a more powerful past episode. We also show that Centaurus A, Fornax A and other radio galaxies may explain the observed anisotropies in data from the Pierre Auger Observatory, before examining some of the difficulties in associating UHECR anisotropies with astrophysical sources.https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2019/15/epjconf_uhecr18_04002.pdf |
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Cosmic ray acceleration to ultrahigh energy in radio galaxies |
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Cosmic ray acceleration to ultrahigh energy in radio galaxies |
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The origin of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) is an open question. In this proceeding, we first review the general physical requirements that a source must meet for acceleration to 10-100 EeV, including the consideration that the shock is not highly relativistic. We show that shocks in the backflows of radio galaxies can meet these requirements. We discuss a model in which giant-lobed radio galaxies such as Centaurus A and Fornax A act as slowly-leaking UHECR reservoirs, with the UHECRs being accelerated during a more powerful past episode. We also show that Centaurus A, Fornax A and other radio galaxies may explain the observed anisotropies in data from the Pierre Auger Observatory, before examining some of the difficulties in associating UHECR anisotropies with astrophysical sources. |
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