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SUMMARY:Supernova Remnants and Cosmic Rays: An update on recent progress -
  Daniel Castro (MIT\, USA)
DTSTART:20130603T103000Z
DTEND:20130603T113000Z
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CONTACT:David Titterington
DESCRIPTION:Supernovae are some of the most spectacular explosions in the 
 Universe and their shocks produce the most energetic particles detected on
  Earth.  Supernova remnant (SNR) shocks interact with their surrounding me
 dium\, heating and compressing it\, as well as accelerating particles to c
 osmic ray (CR) energies\, radio\, infrared and X-ray observations of these
  objects make some of the most beautiful images in astrophysics.  However\
 , SNRs do not just make pretty pictures\, they play crucial roles in the c
 hemical evolution and structure of galaxies\, as well as being ideal labor
 atories for detailed studies of strong shock physics\, particle accelerati
 on and magnetic field amplification mechanisms.  In this talk I will discu
 ss our studies of X-ray and gamma-ray emission from SNRs\, which have allo
 wed us to gain insight into the nature of particle acceleration as well as
  the interaction of strong shocks with dense media such as molecular cloud
 s.  I will present our most recent results on these topics and outline wha
 t we want to look into in the future.\n
LOCATION:Ryle Seminar Room\, Cavendish Laboratory
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