PoS(ICRC2015)008 http://pos.sissa.it/ ∗ -ray observations of SNRs and the origin of the knee in the Galactic CR spectrum. γ -ray telescopes has been collecting evidence that Galactic CRs are accelerated in the γ [email protected] Speaker. The origin of cosmic rays (CRs)Hess has in puzzled 1912. scientists since the Indow pioneering the on discovery the last by Victor processes decade, regulating however,acceleration astrophysical modern via collisionless supercomputers first-principles plasmas, kinetic have allowing simulations. openedray the a and study At new of the win- CR same time, a new-generation of X- blast waves of supernova remnantstions (SNRs). of non-relativistic shocks, I in presentfield which state-of-the-art amplification ion are particle-in-cells and studied simula- electron in acceleration detailtheoretical as efficiency and a and observational counterparts function magnetic of of these thediffusive findings, shock shock comparing parameters. acceleration them I theory with then predictions and discussespecially of with outline the some multi-wavelength major observations open of questions, such younginferred as from SNRs. the possible causes I of theFinally, steep CR I spectra put such a theoreticalorder to understanding bridge in the relation gap with between CR acceleration in propagation sources in and the measurements Galaxy of in CRs at Earth. ∗ Copyright owned by the author(s) under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Licence. c
The 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference, 30 July- 6 August, 2015 The Hague, The Netherlands Damiano Caprioli Cosmic-ray Acceleration and Propagation Princeton University 4 Ivy Ln. - Princeton, NJE-mail: 08544 - USA PoS(ICRC2015)008 ). 65 . 4 2 ]. − 3 ] and E 8 , along with 3 Damiano Caprioli GeV. This suggests 8 in SNR blast waves is -ray observations (§ 10 γ ∼ ). The most recent findings 2.1 ]). Recently, PAMELA [ , § 7 , 6 , 5 . 1 , 4 -ray telescopes have opened new windows γ SNR paradigm GeV, which are likely accelerated in our Galaxy, 8 2 diffusive shock acceleration International Cosmic Ray Conference held in The 10 th . ]. Once combined with the local spectra measured by 2 ray emission from molecular clouds (MCs) in the Gould Belt [ , − 1 γ ), the all-particle CR spectrum steepens from about GeV, with the remarkable regularity of a power-law with spec- knee 11 is the nuclear charge, with the change in slope due to the convolution GeV (the 6 Z 10 × 5 measurement comes from the I discuss the bridge between the non-thermal SNR phenomenology and the CR fluxes ≈ , where 3. Below a few tens of GeV the CR spectrum is modulated by the solar wind, which 5 ] revealed an additional feature in the H and He spectra, i.e., a quite abrupt flattening 9 ∼ knee knee and its chemical composition becomes increasingly heavy up to E indirect 1 . ZE 3 An The CR spectrum measured at Earth spans more than ten orders of magnitude in energy, from At The quest for the sources of cosmic rays (CRs) has involved several generations of observers In the last few decades, state-of-the-art X-ray and -dependent cutoffs of different species (see, e.g., [ − 1 Z E of about 0.14 (AMS-02) and 0.22 (PAMELA) in spectral slope around 200 GeV/nucleon. Above their connection to the non-thermalFinally, phenomenology in § of SNRs, especially to tral index has a screening effect onfirst Galactic man-made CRs. object Yet, that the has VoyagerCR I left spectrum spacecraft, the of which heliosphere, electrons, in has H, 2013PAMELA directly and and became measured AMS-02, the He the this [ pristine additional informationtion, interstellar and will in allow turn to the better spectrum understand of solar low-energy modula- Galactic CRs fractions of GeV up to about 10 obtained with kinetic simulations of non-relativistic shock waves are outlined in § measured at Earth, and in particularfrom the their current sources and uncertainties in in the the self-confinement escape of of energetic accelerated particles. particles 2. The (almost) universal spectrum of cosmic rays a homogenous class of sourcesup in to which CR are accelerated via a rigidity-dependent mechanism AMS-02 [ of and theorists for more than a century. The 34 CR Acceleration and Propagation 1. Introduction on the non-thermal universe, providing us unprecedentedcandidate high-resolution sources, images joining and the spectra radio of telescopes CR thatrelativistic already electrons in in the Galactic ’50s have objects revealed such theadvent as presence of supernova of modern remnants supercomputers (SNRs). has At allowed the numericaltools same plasma time, for simulations the to studying become the prominent which complex is interplay at the between basis energetic ofof particles acceleration the in and direct collisionless detection electromagnetic plasmas. of I fields, CRsand briefly with critically summarize energies review the the current long-standing status ideathe that mechanism responsible for their acceleration ( Hague, in which about 1,300 contributions werea presented, quest. is Unraveling just the the physical most mechanisms recentparticles responsible milestone for in in the such the acceleration universe of has the traditionally fastestEarth, moved massive along also three by paths: means direct offrom detection balloons, astrophysical of objects; CR spacecraft, and fluxes and theoretical at satellites; interpretation of observation such of a non-thermal wealth emission of data. PoS(ICRC2015)008 3 per cen- GeV. -ray bursts 6 γ − ], 10 1 ] for an earlier × Damiano Caprioli 22 ≈ 20 ]). However, the GV have a gyro- , 5 8 28 SN 21 ∼ 10 ]). The very presence R & 14 ], though see [ 19 ] for a recent review). ([ 29 ], and ATIC-2 [ 13 ]. Addressing the nature of the transition from in Galactic accelerators. is determined by the deterioration of Galactic ]), which means that the dependence of acceler- 26 , 3 11 ], BESS [ knee Hillas criterion 30 below the proton knee reported by KASCADE- knee 25 E E 12 ] applied to SNR blast waves has what it takes to be ∼ 30 [ pc that exceeds the size of the Galactic disk, which sug- ], finding that the light (H+He) component shows a gradual 1 − 17 ) , in which a simple, global (and hopefully elegant) paradigm G µ / ], TRACER [ Despite the spread in the environmental parameters intrinsic in any B 3 PeV [ 11 )( , ∼ 10 GeV precision era 6 ]). The ARGO–YBJ experiment has measured the chemical composition of 10 ]. Their energetic argument is still valid today, even if in their pioneering paper 16 × 27 Z 30TeV and ( / ∼ SN explosions were associated to CR acceleration for the first time by Baade and E ] for a thorough discussion of such “anomalies”, as well as for the implications of the ], while confirming the canonical value for the all-particle knee of ' First-order Fermi acceleration 15 18 L ], and newly-born millisecond pulsars [ r The last few years have reserved some surprises also for what concerns the nature of the knee, In the quest for the actual CR sources, the Such deviations from straight power-laws and rigidity scalings are clear examples that CR 24 , 23 tury, Galactic SN explosions can account forof the the luminosity ejecta of CRs kinetic below energy the is knee if channeled about into 5–15% accelerated particles (see, e.g., [ formulation) can rule out objectsnecessary that to lack accelerate particles the up minimum to magnetic a field given strength energy. and CRs system with size rigidities [ 2.1 The SNR paradigm Energetics. Zwicky in 1934 [ appeal of SNe as CR sourcesstellar is winds not may merely provide limited an to adequate an energetic energy argument, reservoir since (see in [ principle also they argued for an extra-galactic origin of all the CRs. Assuming a rate of gests their sources to be extra-galactic objects, such as active galactic nuclei [ ation and propagation on rigidity onlyrefer may to be [ questioned at this level of accuracy. The reader can change of slope above 700Grande TeV, a [ factor of radius Galactic to extra-galactic CRs is beyond thewhether scope CRs of can this review, be but accelerated it at is indeed least important up to to check Universal power-law spectra. class of astrophysical objects,celeration the mechanism regularity returning of a universal the power-law CRmust spectrum, and be spectrum that preserved below such by the a propagation power-law kneearise in nature requires the from an Galaxy. the ac- The “imperfections” spectralsources. of features such outlined above universal may models either or reflect the diverse taxonomy of CR which is usually interpreted astheir due sources to the (another intrinsic possibility maximum being rigidity that that particles can achieveCRs in between peculiar spectra of positrons and antiprotons measured by PAMELA and AMS-02. confinement, e.g., [ for the origin and thecorrections to transport account of for a energetic richer particles phenomenology. needs to be complemented with first-order physics has entered its CR Acceleration and Propagation 300 GeV/nucleon these slopes are consistent with theier results nuclei of (e.g., previous CREAM experiments, [ also for heav- of such a spectral breakacceleration suggests or a at first-order the correction transport to stage.with the Also, respect the “universal” to H CR He spectrum slope, is and either steeper heavier at by elements the about (e.g., 0.1 [ in spectral slope PoS(ICRC2015)008 . 5 ∝ α 1, 3) . . 1 ) . 0 2 − (2.1) E 4 and ], one − ( E ≈ ), then s E c p gal 35 δ ∝ → / N ∝ ) ∝ r sh and is cru- 6 [ ) v E . E ( E 0 δ 10 GeV spend ( = N − − s N Damiano Caprioli E ∼ 3 M . ]), and (if . For monoatomic ∝ 0 r 40 , while the maximum ≈ gal , a few kpc) in the halo, 100 larger than in the τ ∼ 39 − ) one gets ( , 3.1.4 p H . 38 ∝ 4 , is the diffusion coefficient that − ) p 37 dp E ) with those measured at Earth, , / ( ]. ∝ α 36 1 − r gal 41 dE − 3 , r E D 5 is inferred to be − → ∝ p δ : if particles are relativistic ( 2 s Another pillar of the SNR paradigm is the p ∝ N dp ) ) ∝ p , where p ( ) ( E f f E 4 ( 2 energy) is discussed in § p 65. Since ; gal . ) π 2 D p 4 / ( ≈ 2 f The CR Galactic residence time can be estimated thanks = 2 H α p injection dE ≈ π + ) 4 ) δ E -ray emission (see, e.g., [ E ( γ ( 3 and strong shocks with sonic Mach number Be (only available to relatively low energies) and to the ratios of ) = N / ]). The equilibrium CR spectrum can in fact be written as gal 1, they are expected to accelerate CRs with spectra p 5 10 , but it is remarkable how a simple homogenous diffusive model for 9 τ ( , N = 4.3 s 35 γ ]. In such a diffusive shock acceleration (DSA), particles with gyroradii M 34 such as , 35, slightly steeper than the DSA prediction for strong shocks. Such a discrep- . 33 , which imposes are the shock velocity and the speed of sound, the compression ratio 2 ) , s − E c 32 ( , , while for non-relativistic particles ( 05 gal 2 . τ and 2 31 − below the knee [ E SN sh ≈ 65 . v yr in the Galaxy before escaping, significantly longer that the ballistic propagation time. If 2 ∝ R α 8 ) − The energy dependence of such primary/secondary ratios scales as ) E E 10 E radioactive clocks ( ( s ∝ Since SNR shocks have extent of such a universal power-law.the DSA is maximum scale-free, energy and of cannot the predictfor spectrum either entering of the the minimum the acceleration or accelerated process particles. ( The minimum energy required CRs are produced in the disk and diffusively escape at some distance Diffusive transport in the Milkyto Way. secondary to primary species such asby B/C, primary Li/C, CRs (Sc+V)/Fe, in which the return Galaxy.∼ the All grammage of traversed these measurements suggest that CRs with the Galactic residence time is parametrizes CR transport in the Galaxy, assumed homogeneous and isotropic. cial for connecting the( spectra injected at sources ( finds CR transport is able todiffuse simultaneously Galactic reproduce synchrotron and the measured CR secondary/primary ratios, the SNR magnetic fields and the maximum CR energy. energy attainable during the SNR lifetime dependsthe on shock, how which rapidly in particles turn can depends bemagnetic scattered on irregularities. across the amplitude and In theinterstellar SNRs spectrum medium of magnetic (ISM), upstream as fields it and is can downstream inferred be from the factors following of observational facts. 10 ancy will be discussed in § where The energy spectrum in turnN is N also the observed anisotropy in the arrival directions of CRs [ larger than the shock thickness can beenergy repeatedly as scattered if back and they forth were acrossand squeezed the the shock, between probability gaining of converging being walls. advected awayhydrodynamics Since from only, the both accelerated acceleration particles the region develop are energy power-law controlled gain distributions by whose per the spectral shock cycle index CR Acceleration and Propagation such a universal mechanism, aslate it ’70s has [ been put forward independently by several scientists in the is fully determined by the downstream/upstream density compression ratio, the differential momentum spectrum of accelerated particles reads gas with adiabatic index PoS(ICRC2015)008 ] ' 44 ) E ( gal D 10GeV at the ]. Such an evi- in young SNRs. . Damiano Caprioli 48 [ max knee E E ]). ]. would still be limited to 51 47 , max upstream G[ 50 E , µ ), 49 L r 200 3 / ≈ c in the downstream region via turbulent ' ]. Recent measurements in SN1006 [ B only 43 D , 42 5 , i.e., ]. G[ µ 46 1 mG [ . 50 below the observed knee. If Bohm diffusion were achieved in Bohm diffusion . ]; therefore, the ISM magnetic turbulence has way too little power at the 52 and would allow to achieve a very low maximum energy δ ], a factor of ] showed that the thickness of the rims is frequency-dependent, which allows to )] 54 45 , 53 GeV Z 3 Fitting the SNR synchrotron spectra from radio to X-rays typically reveals electrons to The lack of detection —within Chandra resolution— of X-rays in front of the forward ( X-ray hotspots in RX J1713.7–3946 show variability on a few year timescale, which may Young SNRs show thin non-thermal X-ray rims produced by multi-TeV electrons radiating / Can DSA be as efficient as 10–20%? What regulatesWhat such determines an the efficiency? fraction of ions and electrons thatHow is are injected B fields into amplified DSA? in SNRs? What controls theHow saturation do of CRs CR-driven instabilities? diffuse in self-generated fields, both inIs SNRs there and any in observational the evidence Galaxy? of DSA in SNRs? What determines the CR transport in the Galaxy? GeV [ E 5 As presented in the previous section, the SNR paradigm seems to check most, if not all, of iv. iii. i. ii. The most intriguing aspect of such a stupendous amplification of the pre-shock magnetic field [ • • • • • • 28 10 the requirements to be the ultimateseveral theory theoretical for assumptions, Galactic CR which acceleration.mulation, have that In accompanied reality, have it never the been encompasses model corroboratedobservational since by signatures. first-principles its Some calculations of very and/or the by original questions unequivocal crucial for- to the problem are: 2.2 What is missing in the standard SNR paradigm? the amplified magnetic fields, DSA would allow to reach energies as large as shock of SN1006 suggests that field amplification must occur in the and in Tycho [ dence challenges the scenarios in whichdynamo B processes is triggered amplified by upstream inhomogeneities (e.g., [ end of the Sedov stage [ scales resonant with CRs toations allow their were acceleration rearranged up in such to asmall the way knee. as that the Even the particle if mean gyroradius ISM free ( magnetic path fluctu- for pitch-angle scattering became as be fast-cooled above the criticalinstance, energy this at corresponds which to the an loss-time average downstream equals field the of SNR age; in Tycho, for in magnetic fields as large as a few hundred assess the relative importance of magneticmagnetic field fields damping are and indeed amplified radiative losses beyond simple and compression. to conclude that is that it iscelerated likely particles, due in to a the non-linearbulence, plasma chain and that then instabilities transfers back driven to energy bytion. from the the particles the The super-Alfvénic by CRs typical streaming enhancing to ISM their of the magnetic diffusion magnetic ac- and fluctuations tur- favoring correspond rapid to energiza- a diffusion coefficient of CR Acceleration and Propagation require localized magnetic fields of 10 . PoS(ICRC2015)008 p 2 ω / c dHybrid ]. ✝ , velocities the Alfvén p ✁ ✁ 55 ✡ by iteratively ω ✁ ✌ / mn c 20, showing a non- Damiano Caprioli π ]. 4 ]. The progress in = 64 √ M , 62 / is the velocity of the ✁✁ 0 ☞ s ab initio 63 B v ✄ if not otherwise specified). = ✁ A M v ✁ ✡✡ 2, where / the ion density, charge, and mass). 2 s , with A m mv v ✁✁ ☎ ☛ / ✁ while resolving the ion skin depth ≡ sh and v . In the inset, the momentum spectrum is multiplied p , sh ]. Particularly promising is also the coupling e sh ω E ❪ ≡ , E ✟ / ✁ 61 n ✎ ✍ ❝ 2 c ✡ A , A ❬ ✦ & ✁ ✞❊❊ M 6 60 M (both are indicated by E ✟ ]. Lengths are measured in units of ,
s " 55 ✆ 55 M ✽✒✓❚ ]. ✁ L approach, in which electrons are considered as a mass- ✧ ✁✁ r 57 ☞ ✏✑ ✙ sh ✘ ✗ v ♣✕ ♠✖ / " " v , and energies to hybrid ✁ A ≈ v ▼✏①✇❡❧ ✏♥ ✐ ❧ ✡✡ sh v ✂☎ /