Magnetic field generation in relativistic shocks

Details Magnetic field generation in relativistic shocks Magnetic field generation in relativistic shocks

2003-12-08

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0312208v1

AIP Conf.Proc. 727 (2004) 570-573

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

5 pages, 2 figures, submitted to 2003 GRB Conference Proceedings (uses aipproc style file for AIP Proceedings)

Scientific paper

10.1063/1.1810910

We present an analytical estimate for the magnetic field strength generated by the Weibel instability in ultra-relativistic shocks in a hydrogen plasma. We find that the Weibel instability is, by itself, not capable of converting the kinetic energy of protons penetrating the shock front into magnetic field energy. Other (nonlinear) processes must determine the magnetic field strength in the wake of the shock.

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