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Non linear particle acceleration at non-relativistic shock waves in the presence of self-generated turbulence
Particle acceleration at astrophysical shocks may be very efficient if
magnetic scattering is self-generated by the same particles. This nonlinear
process adds to the nonlinear modification of the shock due to the dynamical
reaction of the accelerated particles on the shock. Building on a previous
general solution of the problem of particle acceleration with arbitrary
diffusion coefficients (Amato & Blasi, 2005), we present here the first
semi-analytical calculation of particle acceleration with both effects taken
into account at the same time: charged particles are accelerated in the
background of Alfven waves that they generate due to the streaming instability,
and modify the dynamics of the plasma in the shock vicinity.Comment: submitted to MNRA
The nucleotide sequence of a human immnnoglobulin C-gamma-1 gene
We report the nucleotide sequence of a gene encoding the constant region of a human immnnoglobulin γ1 heavy chain (Cγ1). A comparison of this sequence with those of the Cγ2 and Cγ4 genes reveals that these three human Cγ genes share considerable homology in both coding and noncoding regions. The nucleotide sequence differences indicate that these genes diverged from one another approximately 6–8 million years ago. An examination of hinge exons shows that these coding regions have evolved more rapidly than any other areas of the Cγ genes in terms of both base substitution and deletion–insertion events. Coding sequence diversity also is observed in areas of CH domains which border the hinge
Montana\u27s Extra-Hazardous Railroad Crossings
Montana\u27s Extra-Hazardous Railroad Crossing
Montana\u27s Extra-Hazardous Railroad Crossings
Montana\u27s Extra-Hazardous Railroad Crossing
Ultrahard spectra of PeV neutrinos from supernovae in compact star clusters
Starburst regions with multiple powerful winds of young massive stars and
supernova remnants are favorable sites for high-energy cosmic ray acceleration.
A supernova shock colliding with a fast wind from a compact cluster of young
stars allows the acceleration of protons to energies well above the standard
limits of diffusive shock acceleration in an isolated SN. The proton spectrum
in such a wind-supernova PeV accelerator is hard with a large flux in the
high-energy-end of the spectrum producing copious gamma-rays and neutrinos in
inelastic nuclear collisions. We argue that SN shocks in the Westerlund 1
cluster in the Milky Way may accelerate protons to about 40 PeV. Once
accelerated, these CRs will diffuse into surrounding dense clouds and produce
neutrinos with fluxes sufficient to explain a fraction of the events detected
by IceCube Observatory from the inner Galaxy.Comment: 10 pages, 7 figures, MNRAS v.453, p.113-121, 201
Non-linear diffusive acceleration of heavy nuclei in supernova remnant shocks
We describe a semi-analytical approach to non-linear diffusive shock
acceleration in the case in which nuclei other than protons are also
accelerated. The structure of the shock is determined by the complex interplay
of all nuclei, and in turn this shock structure determines the spectra of all
components. The magnetic field amplification upstream is described as due to
streaming instability of all nuclear species. The amplified magnetic field is
then taken into account for its dynamical feedback on the shock structure as
well as in terms of the induced modification of the velocity of the scattering
centers that enters the particle transport equation. The spectra of accelerated
particles are steep enough to be compared with observed cosmic ray spectra only
if the magnetic field is sufficiently amplified and the scattering centers have
high speed in the frame of the background plasma. We discuss the implications
of this generalized approach on the structure of the knee in the all-particle
cosmic ray spectrum, which we interpret as due to an increasingly heavier
chemical composition above eV. The effects of a non trivial chemical
composition at the sources on the gamma ray emission from a supernova remnant
when gamma rays are of hadronic origin are also discussed.Comment: 23 pages, 5 figures, minor changes to reflect the published versio
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