Cosmic Ray Interstellar Propagation Tool using It\^o Calculus (criptic): software for simultaneous calculation of cosmic ray transport and observational signatures
Mark R. Krumholz, Roland M. Crocker, and Matt L. Sampson

TL;DR
Criptic is an open-source software tool that models cosmic ray propagation through the interstellar medium, incorporating microphysical processes and flexible transport models to predict observable non-thermal emissions.
Contribution
It introduces a versatile, open-source simulation package that solves the Fokker-Planck equation for cosmic rays with customizable transport and microphysics, optimized for modern supercomputers.
Findings
Successfully validated against analytical solutions and observational data
Supports arbitrary transport coefficients and microphysical processes
Parallelized for high-performance computing environments
Abstract
We present criptic, the Cosmic Ray Interstellar Propagation Tool using It\^o Calculus, a new open-source software package to simulate the propagation of cosmic rays through the interstellar medium and to calculate the resulting observable non-thermal emission. Criptic solves the Fokker-Planck equation describing transport of cosmic rays on scales larger than that on which their pitch angles become approximately isotropic, and couples this to a rich and accurate treatment of the microphysical processes by which cosmic rays in the energy range MeV to PeV lose energy and produce emission. Criptic is deliberately agnostic as to both the cosmic ray transport model and the state of the background plasma through which cosmic rays travel. It can solve problems where cosmic rays stream, diffuse, or perform arbitrary combinations of both, and the coefficients describing these…
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Taxonomy
TopicsDark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena · Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena · Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
