Micro-physics of Cosmic-Ray Observables (MiCRO)
MiCRO is a research project coordinated by Dr. Silvio S. Cerri and funded by the National Research Agency ("ANR"). The goals of MiCRO are to improve theoretical models of cosmic-ray (CR) transport in the Galaxy based on the micro-phyiscs of CR-turbulence interaction, and to explore in detail how these different models reflect onto the direct/indirect cosmic-ray observables (from direct detection of cosmic rays, to gamma-ray and radio emission, as well as neutrino fluxes).
MiCRO's key scientific questions:
- How we model different type of plasma turbulence (both pre-existing and CR-generated), and how we self-consistently describe CR-transport considering these different models?
- What specific signatures belonging to these different scenarios can be found and/or predicted in the context of direct and indirect CR data from current and forthcoming experiments?
Figure 2. Schematic view of the physics addressed by the MiCRO project and its role in CR transport and observables.
