The origin of galactic cosmic rays

P Blasi - The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 2013 - Springer
Abstract One century ago Viktor Hess carried out several balloon flights that led him to
conclude that the penetrating radiation responsible for the discharge of electroscopes was of …

Type Ia Supernova Explosions in Binary Systems: A Review

ZW Liu, FK Röpke, Z Han - Research in Astronomy and …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) play a key role in the fields of astrophysics and
cosmology. It is widely accepted that SNe Ia arise from thermonuclear explosions of white …

The nuclear spectroscopic telescope array (NuSTAR) high-energy X-ray mission

FA Harrison, WW Craig, FE Christensen… - The Astrophysical …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) mission, launched on
2012 June 13, is the first focusing high-energy X-ray telescope in orbit. NuSTAR operates in …

Detection of the characteristic pion-decay signature in supernova remnants

M Ackermann, M Ajello, A Allafort, L Baldini, J Ballet… - Science, 2013 - science.org
Cosmic rays are particles (mostly protons) accelerated to relativistic speeds. Despite wide
agreement that supernova remnants (SNRs) are the sources of galactic cosmic rays …

The relation between optical extinction and hydrogen column density in the Galaxy

T Güver, F Özel - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
A linear relation between the hydrogen column density (NH) and optical extinction (AV) in
the Galaxy has long been observed. A number of studies found differing results in the slope …

Supernova remnants: the X-ray perspective

J Vink - The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 2012 - Springer
Supernova remnants are beautiful astronomical objects that are also of high scientific
interest, because they provide insights into supernova explosion mechanisms, and because …

Supernova remnants at high energy

SP Reynolds - Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys., 2008 - annualreviews.org
Many shell supernova remnants are now known to radiate synchrotron X-rays. Several
objects have also been detected in TeV gamma rays. Nonthermal X-rays and gamma rays …

Strong evidence for hadron acceleration in Tycho's supernova remnant

G Morlino, D Caprioli - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2012 - aanda.org
Context. Very recent gamma-ray observations of G120. 1+ 1.4 (Tycho's) supernova remnant
(SNR) by Fermi-LAT and VERITAS have provided new fundamental pieces of information for …

The origin of underdense plasma downflows associated with magnetic reconnection in solar flares

C Shen, B Chen, KK Reeves, S Yu, V Polito, X **e - Nature Astronomy, 2022 - nature.com
Magnetic reconnection is a universal process that powers explosive energy-release events
such as solar flares, geomagnetic substorms and some astrophysical jets. A characteristic …

Circumstellar emission from type Ib and Ic supernovae

RA Chevalier, C Fransson - The Astrophysical Journal, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The presumed Wolf-Rayet star progenitors of Type Ib/c supernovae have fast, low-
density winds, and the shock waves generated by the supernova interaction with the wind …