Relativistic Particles in Star-Forming Galaxies

这个项目旨在了解星系演化是如何被充满星际空间的相对论粒子宇宙射线塑造的。我们对宇宙射线如何与非相对论星际物质相互作用知之甚少，这反过来又限制了我们对它们如何影响星系的理解。该项目试图通过计算宇宙线-物质相互作用如何产生我们可以用当前和未来的望远镜观察到的光和中微子来解决这个问题，使我们能够利用这些望远镜的观测来解决宇宙线-物质相互作用的问题。这将解决宇宙射线如何塑造星系演化的问题，从而代表着星系形成理论的实质性进步。

This project aims to understand how galactic evolution is shaped by the relativistic particles known as cosmic rays that fill interstellar space. We understand only poorly how cosmic rays interact with non-relativistic interstellar matter, which in turn limits our understanding of how they affect galaxies. The project seeks to resolve this question by calculating how cosmic ray-matter interaction gives rise to light and neutrinos that we can observe using current and future telescopes, enabling us to use observations from these telescopes to solve the problem of cosmic ray-matter interaction. This would resolve the question of how cosmic rays shape galaxy evolution, and thus represent a substantial advance in the theory of galaxy formation.