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将临近的射电星系建模为超高能宇宙射线加速器

Modeling individual nearby radio galaxies as ultra-high-energy cosmic-ray accelerators

Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo(圣卡洛斯物理研究所,圣保罗大学);Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo(物理研究所,圣保罗大学)

Andressa Colaço, Gabriel Azeredo, Isadora Parillo, Cainã de Oliveira, Vitor de Souza

AI总结:

本研究通过建模临近射电星系,探讨其作为超高能宇宙射线加速器的潜力,并确定其对观测到的高能宇宙射线通量的贡献。

摘要:

临近的射电星系是超高能宇宙射线(UHECRs)加速的最有力候选者之一。在本工作中,我们开发了一个基于物理的、源解析的框架,以量化三个最近的FR-I射电星系——Centaurus A、Virgo A和Fornax A对由皮埃尔·阿夫雷观测站测量的UHECR通量的贡献。从详细的喷流加速模型中推导出的加速谱与银河系传播的数值模拟相结合,而更远的射电星系群体则被视为连续背景。通过仅拟合测量的UHECR能量谱,我们确定了每个源的相对贡献,并约束了喷流功率转化为UHECR亮度的分数。我们发现,少量的临近射电星系可以解释最高能UHECR通量,其加速效率为10^-3至10^-2的数量级,而背景贡献仍处于次要地位。所得到的场景产生了与观测大致一致的质量-组成趋势,并预测了不同的二次中微子通量水平。这些结果表明,基于物理的、针对源的具体建模可以为最高能宇宙射线的起源提供可行且可预测的解释。

英文摘要:

Nearby radio galaxies are among the most promising candidates for the acceleration of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs). In this work, we develop a physically motivated, source-resolved framework to quantify the contribution of the three nearest FR-I radio galaxies$-$Centaurus A, Virgo A, and Fornax A to the UHECR flux measured by the Pierre Auger Observatory. Acceleration spectra derived from detailed jet-acceleration models are combined with numerical simulations of extragalactic propagation, while the more distant radio-galaxy population is treated as a continuous background. By fitting exclusively the measured UHECR energy spectrum, we determine the relative contribution of each source and constrain the fraction of jet power converted into UHECR luminosity. We find that a small number of nearby radio galaxies can account for the highest-energy UHECR flux with acceleration efficiencies of order $10^{-3}-10^{-2}$, while the background contribution remains subdominant. The resulting scenarios yield mass-composition trends broadly consistent with observations and predict distinct levels of secondary neutrino fluxes. These results demonstrate that physically grounded, source-specific modeling of nearby radio galaxies provides a viable and predictive explanation for the origin of the highest-energy cosmic rays.

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