Tag: #cosmicrays

Preprint suggests two supernova remnants may accelerate cosmic rays to PeV energies

A LHAASO preprint reports gamma rays up to hundreds of TeV from two supernova remnants, which authors interpret as evidence they accelerated hadronic cosmic rays to PeV energies.

#cosmicrays, #lhaaso, #supernova, #gammarays, #astrophysics

Study: Cygnus X-3 Emits Petaelectronvolt Gamma Rays, Hinting at Galactic 'PeVatron'

LHAASO reports variable gamma rays up to petaelectronvolt energies from Cygnus X-3, suggesting the microquasar may be a Galactic PeVatron.

#astrophysics, #gammarays, #cosmicrays, #lhaaso, #cygnusx3