Supernova Remnant Shock - Molecular Cloud Interactions: Masers as\n tracers of hadronic particle acceleration

2011/08/20 by D. A. Frail, Frail, Dale A.
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1108.4137

Abstract

We review the class of galactic supernova remnants which show strong\ninteractions with molecular clouds, revealed through shock-excited hydroxyl\nmasers. These remnants are preferentially found among the known GeV and TeV\ndetections of supernova remnants. It has been argued that the masers trace out\nthe sites of hadronic particle acceleration. We discuss what is known about the\nphysical conditions of these shocked regions and we introduce a potential new\nmaser tracer for identifying the sites of cosmic ray acceleration. This review\nincludes a reasonably complete bibliography for researchers new to the topic of\nshock-excited masers and supernova remnants.\n

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