Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Scientific paper
2009-10-19
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
11 pages, 2 figures, submitted to Astronomy and Astrophysics
Scientific paper
The spectrum of cosmic rays (CRs) is affected by their escape from an acceleration site. This may have been observed not only in the gamma-ray spectrum of young supernova remnants (SNRs) such as RX J1713.7-3946, but also in the spectrum of CRs showering on the Earth. The escape-limited model of cosmic-ray acceleration is studied in general. We discuss the spectrum of CRs running away from the acceleration site. The model may also constrain the spectral index at the acceleration site and the ansatz with respect to the unknown injection process into the particle acceleration. We apply our model to CR acceleration in SNRs and in active galactic nuclei (AGN), which are plausible candidates of Galactic and extragalactic CRs, respectively. In particular, for young SNRs, we take account of the shock evolution with cooling of escaping CRs in the Sedov phase. The spectrum of escaping CRs generally depends on the physical quantities at the acceleration site, such as the spectral index, the evolution of the maximum energy of CRs and the evolution of the number of CRs. It is found that the spectrum of run-away particles can be both softer and harder than that of the acceleration site. The model could explain spectral indices of both Galactic and extragalactic CRs produced by SNRs and AGNs, respectively, suggesting the unified picture of CR acceleration.
Murase Kohta
Ohira Yutaka
Yamazaki Ryo
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