# Implications of supernova remnant origin model of galactic cosmic rays on Gamma rays from young supernova remnants

## TL;DR

This paper explores how the acceleration of heavier nuclei in supernova remnants affects gamma-ray emissions, suggesting higher energy efficiencies and fluxes, which can be tested by future gamma-ray observatories.

## Contribution

It introduces the implications of heavy nuclei acceleration in SNRs on gamma-ray flux and energy, providing predictions for future observational tests.

## Key findings

- Higher gamma-ray fluxes above tens of TeV if nuclei reach Z times the knee energy.
- Energy conversion efficiency must nearly double for mixed cosmic ray composition.
- Future gamma-ray experiments can discriminate between maximum energy paradigms.

## Abstract

It is widely believe that galactic cosmic rays are originated in supernova remnants (SNRs) where they are accelerated by diffusive shock acceleration process at supernova blast waves driven by expanding SNRs. In recent theoretical developments of the diffusive shock acceleration theory in SNRs, protons are expected to accelerate in SNRs at least up to the knee energy. If SNRs are true generator of cosmic rays, they should accelerate not only protons but also heavier nuclei with right proportion and the maximum energy of heavier nuclei should be atomic mass (Z) times that of protons. In this work we investigate the implications of acceleration of heavier nuclei in SNRs on energetic gamma rays those are produced in hadronic interaction of cosmic rays with ambient matter. Our findings suggest that the energy conversion efficiency has to be nearly double for the mixed cosmic ray composition instead of pure protons to explain the observation and secondly the gamma ray flux above few tens of TeV would be significantly higher if cosmic rays particles can attain energies Z times of the knee energy in lieu of 200 TeV, as suggested earlier for non-amplified magnetic fields. The two stated maximum energy paradigm will be discriminated in future by the upcoming gamma ray experiments like Cherenkov Telescope array (CTA).