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Scrutinizing FR 0 radio galaxies as ultra-high-energy cosmic ray source candidates
Astroparticle Physics ( IF 3.5 ) Pub Date : 2021-02-03 , DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2021.102564
Lukas Merten , Margot Boughelilba , Anita Reimer , Paolo Da Vela , Serguei Vorobiov , Fabrizio Tavecchio , Giacomo Bonnoli , Jon Paul Lundquist , Chiara Righi

Fanaroff-Riley (FR) 0 radio galaxies compose a new class of radio galaxies, which are usually weaker but much more numerous than the well-established class of FR 1 and FR 2 galaxies. The latter classes have been proposed as sources of the ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) with energies reaching up to 1020 eV. Based on this conjecture, the possibility of UHECR acceleration and survival in an FR 0 source environment is examined in this work.

In doing so, an average spectral energy distribution (SED) based on data from the FR 0 catalog (FR0CAT) is compiled. The resulting photon fields are used as targets for UHECRs, which suffer from electromagnetic pair production, photo-disintegration, photo-meson production losses, and synchrotron radiation. Multiple mechanisms are discussed to assess the UHECR acceleration probability, including Fermi-I order and gradual shear accelerations, and particle escape from the source region.

This work shows that in a hybrid scenario, combining Fermi and shear accelerations, FR 0 galaxies can contribute to the observed UHECR flux, as long as Γj1.6, where shear acceleration starts to dominate over escape. Even in less optimistic scenarios, FR 0s can be expected to contribute to the cosmic-ray flux between the knee and the ankle. Our results are relatively robust with respect to the realized magnetic turbulence model and the speed of the accelerating shocks.



中文翻译:

审查FR 0射电星系作为超高能宇宙射线源的候选者

Fanaroff-Riley(FR)0射电星系构成一类新的射电星系,它们通常比成熟的FR 1和FR 2星系弱,但数量却很多。后者的类别已被提出作为超高能宇宙射线(UHECR)的来源,其能量可达1020 eV。基于此推测,在这项工作中研究了UHECR在FR 0源环境中加速和生存的可能性。

这样做时,将基于FR 0目录(FR0 CAT)中的数据编译平均光谱能量分布(SED)。产生的光子场被用作UHECR的靶标,UHECR受到电磁对产生,光分解,光子产生损失和同步加速器辐射的困扰。讨论了多种机制来评估UHECR加速概率,包括费米一阶和逐渐剪切加速,以及粒子从源区域逸出。

这项工作表明,在混合情况下,结合费米力和剪切加速度,FR 0星系可以有助于观测到的UHECR通量,只要 ΓĴ1.6剪切加速度开始主导逃逸。即使在不太乐观的情况下,也可以预期FR 0有助于膝盖和脚踝之间的宇宙射线通量。关于已实现的磁湍流模型和加速冲击的速度,我们的结果相对可靠。

更新日期:2021-02-15
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