Dangers to Life from GRBs
Looking for something fun to consider today? Try this on for size: what happens to life on Earth if a gamma-ray burst points at us from within our own galaxy?
Cosmic Rays from the Telescope Array
An array of cosmic ray telescopes in western Utah is determining the origin of the most energetic particles in the Universe.
Probing the Ionization Rate of Molecular Hydrogen Near the Galactic Center
In this article, the authors measure the cosmic ray ionization rate within a few parsecs of the galactic center. They find that the cosmic ray ionization rate is an order of magnitude larger than the galactic standard and also that the molecular gas near the galactic center is much warmer than the typical galactic molecular cloud.
Into the Void
Voids in the cosmic web are observed to be contain large-scale magnetic fields … but it’s unclear how this happens. In this paper, the authors suggest two possible explanations.
Cosmic Ray Propagation in 30 Doradus and the LMC
This paper discusses the propagation characteristics of cosmic-ray electrons and nuclei in 30 Doradus as well as the Large Magellanic Cloud. Two major correlations are found. For 30 Doradus there is a correlation between the radio and infrared emission. For the LMC there is a link between the cosmic ray electron propagation length with the star formation rate.
The origin of Galactic cosmic rays
N. Prantzos investigates whether the bulk of Galactic cosmic rays can be accounted for by supernovae remnants