Stochasticity of cosmic rays from supernova remnants and the ionization rates in molecular clouds
Vo Hong Minh Phan, Sarah Recchia, Philipp Mertsch, S. Gabici
Abstract
This paper demonstrates that a stochastic, rather than uniform, injection rate of MeV cosmic rays from supernovae can successfully model the observed ionization rate distribution for Galactic molecular clouds.
Topics & Concepts
Cosmic raySupernovaPhysicsIonizationAstrophysicsMolecular cloudAstronomyNear-Earth supernovaCOSMIC cancer databaseNuclear physicsSupernova remnantStarsIonQuantum mechanicsAstrophysics and Cosmic PhenomenaAstrophysics and Star Formation StudiesDark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena