Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Aug 1971
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1971ap%26ss..12..302k&link_type=abstract
Astrophysics and Space Science, Volume 12, Issue 2, pp.302-318
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
54
Scientific paper
The quasilinear theory of acceleration of relativistic particles by hydromagnetic turbulence is treated in the adiabatic limit of small gyration radius. The theory is based on the relativistic Vlasov equation; however, a given pitch-angle scattering rate by microturbulence is postulated and is added to this equation. The resulting acceleration is found to be given by a diffusion coefficient in total momentum, which is proportional to the spectrum of turbulence with a rate coefficient γ. γ is a frequency that represents the efficiency of each wave component of the turbulence in producing acceleration. It is given as an integral over the solution of a differential equation in pitch angle. γ is evaluated in various limiting cases and is shown to lead to familiar forms of acceleration, such as Fermi acceleration and magnetic pumping. Thus, a comprehensive theory of these forms of heating is achieved.
Ferrari Attilio
Kulsrud Russell M.
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