Observational signatures of particle acceleration in supernova remnants

EA Helder, J Vink, AM Bykov, Y Ohira… - Space Science …, 2012 - Springer
We evaluate the current status of supernova remnants as the sources of Galactic cosmic
rays. We summarize observations of supernova remnants, covering the whole …

Supernova remnants interacting with molecular clouds: X-ray and gamma-ray signatures

P Slane, A Bykov, DC Ellison, G Dubner… - Space Science …, 2015 - Springer
The giant molecular clouds (MCs) found in the Milky Way and similar galaxies play a crucial
role in the evolution of these systems. The supernova explosions that mark the death of …

Neutral pion emission from accelerated protons in the supernova remnant W44

A Giuliani, M Cardillo, M Tavani, Y Fukui… - The Astrophysical …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the AGILE gamma-ray observations in the energy range 50 MeV–10 GeV of the
supernova remnant (SNR) W44, one of the most interesting systems for studying cosmic-ray …

Gamma-ray emission from the shell of supernova remnant W44 revealed by the Fermi LAT

AA Abdo, M Ackermann, M Ajello, L Baldini, J Ballet… - Science, 2010 - science.org
Recent observations of supernova remnants (SNRs) hint that they accelerate cosmic rays to
energies close to~ 1015 electron volts. However, the nature of the particles that produce the …

A masing event in NGC 6334I: contemporaneous flaring of hydroxyl, methanol, and water masers

GC MacLeod, DP Smits, S Goedhart… - Monthly Notices of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
As a product of the maser monitoring program with the 26 m telescope of the
Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory (HartRAO), we present an unprecedented …

The low-frequency radio emission and spectrum of the extended SNR W44: new VLA observations at 74 and 324 MHz

G Castelletti, G Dubner, C Brogan… - Astronomy & …, 2007 - aanda.org
Aims. We present new Very Large Array (VLA) radio images at 74 and 324 MHz of the SNR
W44. The VLA images, obtained with unprecedented angular resolution and sensitivity for …

A survey of hydroxyl toward supernova remnants: evidence for extended 1720 MHz maser emission

JW Hewitt, F Yusef-Zadeh, M Wardle - The Astrophysical Journal, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the results of GBT observations of all four ground-state hydroxyl (OH) transitions
toward 15 supernova remnants (SNRs) which show OH (1720 MHz) maser emission. This …

Magnetic fields in the galactic Universe, as observed in supershells, galaxies, intergalactic and cosmic realms

JP Vallée - New Astronomy Reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
Here I present a survey of magnetic fields in large objects, from the interstellar supershells
(10pc) up to the edge of the Universe (near a redshift z of 10), with an emphasis on …

γ-rays from molecular clouds illuminated by accumulated diffusive protons – II. Interacting supernova remnants

H Li, Y Chen - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Recent observations reveal that spectral breaks at∼ GeV are commonly present in Galactic
γ-ray supernova remnants (SNRs) interacting with molecular clouds and that most of them …

Evidence for a neutral iron line generated by MeV protons from supernova remnants interacting with molecular clouds

KK Nobukawa, M Nobukawa, K Koyama… - The Astrophysical …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Supernova remnants (SNRs) have been prime candidates for Galactic cosmic-ray
accelerators. When low-energy cosmic-ray protons (LECRp) collide with interstellar gas …