Aritra Ghosh: Acceleration in Astrophysical Environments with CR Propa

Monday 3 Apr 2017, 11:00 → 11:20 Europe/Brussels

Large Seminar Room (Universe)

CR Propa happens to be a public astrophysical simulation framework for studying propagation and interaction physics of primary and secondary cosmic ray particles. We have incorporated particle acceleration within CR Propa and run a series of consistency tests to regenerate classic cases such as that of Diffusive Shock Acceleration/1st order Fermi Acceleration. This has enabled us to investigate the nuances of acceleration-region geometry, the process of particle acceleration and verify various theoretical predictions to a great detail. In future, this development will allow incorporation of various loss mechanisms, production of secondaries within the simulation model quite easily due to pre-existing capabilities of CR Propa.