Princeton University Wunch Talk

Supernova remnants are efficient particle accelerators. In their blast waves, electrons and protons are thought to be accelerated by the diffusive shock acceleration mechanism to energies of 10^15 eV. We adapted an MHD code (AMRVAC) to include particle acceleration using stochastic differential equation. With this code, we simultaneously calculate the evolution of the supernova remnant and the particle spectrum. This allows us to obtain detailed information on the dependence of the spectrum on e.g. the topology of the magnetic field, the location within the remnant, and the equation of state. In this talk I will present some recent results.