Electron and proton acceleration efficiency by merger shocks in galaxy clusters | Zendy

F. Vazza | Zendy; D. Eckert | Zendy; M. Brüggen | Zendy; B. Huber | Zendy

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Electron and proton acceleration efficiency by merger shocks in galaxy clusters

Author(s) -

F. Vazza,

D. Eckert,

M. Brüggen,

B. Huber

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

monthly notices of the royal astronomical society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.058

H-Index - 383

eISSN - 1365-8711

pISSN - 0035-8711

DOI - 10.1093/mnras/stv1072

Subject(s) - physics , fermi acceleration , astrophysics , electron , cosmic ray , galaxy cluster , acceleration , intracluster medium , fermi gamma ray space telescope , shock (circulatory) , galaxy , radio galaxy , particle acceleration , proton , computational physics , nuclear physics , quantum mechanics , medicine

Radio relics in galaxy clusters are associated with powerful shocks that (re)accelerate relativistic electrons. It is widely believed that the acceleration proceeds via diffusive shock acceleration. In the framework of thermal leakage, the ratio of the energy in relativistic electrons to the energy in relativistic protons should be smaller than Ke/p ∼ 10−2. The relativistic protons interact with t...

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