3 papers
astro-ph.HE2026
Galactic Cosmic Ray Transport in the Giant Circumgalactic Medium Halo
Chao-Ming Li, Andrew M. Taylor
Recent observations have revealed that the Milky Way is embedded in a massive circumgalactic medium (CGM) extending to several hundred kiloparsecs. Such an extended gaseous halo ac…
astro-ph.HE2026
Anisotropic Diffusion in Pulsar Halos: Interpreting the asymmetric morphology of Geminga and Monogem halos measured by HAWC
Si-Zhe Wu, Chao-Ming Li, Ruo-Yu Liu
Pulsar halos are produced by electrons and positrons diffusing in the interstellar medium around their parent pulsar wind nebulae. Recent observations by HAWC and LHAASO have revea…
astro-ph.HE2026
Diagnosing Interstellar Magnetic Turbulence with TeV Pulsar Halos
Chao-Ming Li, Ruo-Yu Liu, Huirong Yan
Interstellar magnetic field is essential in various astrophysical phenomena and processes. Pulsar halos are a recently discovered class of TeV gamma-ray sources formed by escaping…