Cosmic ray acceleration in the MSH 14-6 3 supernova remnant (RCW 86)
Constraining the Flux of Low-Energy Cosmic Rays Accelerated by the Supernova Remnant IC 443
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FC10; June 25, 2010 Image credit: Gerhard Bachmayer
Constraining the Flux of Low-Energy Cosmic Rays
Accelerated by the Supernova Remnant IC 443
N. Indriolo1, G. A. Blake2, M. Goto3, T. Usuda4, T. R. Geballe5, T. Oka6, & B. J.
McCall1
1 – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2 – California Institute of Technology3 – Max Planck Institute for Astronomy4 – Subaru Telescope5 – Gemini Observatory6 – University of Chicago
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Why look near supernova remnants?
• Observational evidence suggests Galactic cosmic rays are accelerated primarily by supernova remnants (SNRs)
• As cosmic rays propagate, they interact with the ISM– excitation & ionization of atoms & molecules– excitation of nuclear states– spallation of ambient nuclei– production of pions (0, +, -)
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IC 443 Basics
• Located at (l,b)=(189°,+3°)• 1.5 kpc away in Gem OB1 association• Estimated to be about 30,000 years old• Known to be interacting with
surrounding molecular material• Lies behind a quiescent molecular
cloud
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IC 443 tour: Radio to Gamma-Rays
Troja et al. 2006, ApJ, 649, 258
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IC 443 tour: Radio to Gamma-Rays
12CO antenna temperature map:Dickman et al. 1992, ApJ, 400, 203
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IC 443 tour: Radio to Gamma-Rays
2MASS JHK bands:Rho et al. 2001, ApJ, 547, 885
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IC 443 tour: Radio to Gamma-Rays
XMM 0.3-0.5 keV X-ray map:Troja et al. 2006, ApJ, 649, 258
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IC 443 tour: Radio to Gamma-Rays
VERITAS gamma-ray map:Acciari et al. 2009, ApJ, 698, L133
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H3+ Chemistry
• Formation– CR + H2 H2
+ + e- + CR’
– H2+ + H2 H3
+ + H
• Destruction– H3
+ + e- H2 + H or H + H + H (diffuse cloud)
– H3+ + CO H2 + HCO+ (dense clouds)
• Steady state )H()H( 322 nnkn ee
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Calculating the Ionization Rate)H()H( 322
nnkn ee
)H(
)H(
2
32 N
Nnk ee
)H(
)H(
2
3H2 N
Nnxk ee
xe from C+; Cardelli et al. 1996, ApJ, 467, 334
nH from C2 and CN;Hirschauer et al. 2009, ApJ, 696, 1533
Sheffer et al. 2008, ApJ, 687, 1075
N(H2) from N(CH)
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Observations
• Transitions– H3
+ ν2 0
– R(1,1)u, R(1,0), R(1,1)l, Q(1,0), Q(1,1), R(3,3)l
• Telescopes– Keck: NIRSPEC– Subaru: IRCS
• 6 target sight lines with CH & CN
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Observations
HD 254577
HD 254755
HD 43582
HD 43907
HD 43703
ALS 8828
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Results
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HD 254577
HD 254755
HD 43582
HD 43907
HD 43703
ALS 8828
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ResultsN(H3
+) ζ2
(1014 cm-2) (10-16 s-1)
ALS 8828 4.4 16±10
HD 254577 2.2 26±15
HD 254755 < 0.6 < 3.5
HD 43582 < 0.8 < 9.0
HD 43703 < 0.6 < 5.7
HD 43907 < 2.1 < 40
H
223
)H()H(
nxk
NN
ee
Either ζ2 is
large, or xenH is small
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Case 1: Low electron density
• By taking an average value from C+, have we overestimated the electron density?
• xe decreases from ~10-4 in diffuse clouds to ~10-8 in dense clouds
• C2 rotation-excitation and CN restricted chemical analyses indicate densities of 200-400 cm-3 (Hirschauer et al. 2009)
• Estimated values of x(CO) are ~10-6, much lower than 3×10-4 solar system abundance of carbon
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Case 2: High Ionization Rate
• How can we explain the large difference between detections and upper limits?
• Cosmic-ray spectrum changes as particles propagate
• Perhaps ALS 8828 & HD 254577 sight lines probe clouds closer to SNR
Spitzer & Tomasko 1968, ApJ, 152, 971Torres et al. 2008, MNRAS, 387, L59
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7.5 pc
1610-16 s-1
2610-16 s-
1
<5.710-16 s-1
<3.510-16 s-1
<9.010-16 s-1
<4010-16 s-1
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Conclusions
• We’ve detected large columns of H3+ in 2
sight lines toward IC 443• This is either the result of a high cosmic-
ray ionization rate or low electron density• Unclear whether or not low-energy cosmic
rays accelerated by SNRs can account for the flux necessary in the Galactic ISM to produce the inferred ionization rate
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Future Work
• Use COS on Hubble to observe C II, C I, and CO absorption toward IC 443
• Search for H3+ toward other supernova
remnants which are interacting with molecular clouds; e.g. W 44, W 28, W 51