Ion injection and acceleration at parallel shocks - Comparisons of self-consistent plasma simulations with existing theories

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Jan 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993apj...402..550g&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 402, no. 2, p. 550-559.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

41

Collisionless Plasmas, Cosmic Plasma, Ion Injection, Particle Acceleration, Shock Wave Propagation, Digital Simulation, Energy Spectra, Ion Density (Concentration), Mach Number, Magnetic Field Configurations, Shock Fronts

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We present a simulation study of particle acceleration by parallel collisionless shocks and compare our results with existing shock acceleration theories, in particular, diffusive and shock drift acceleration. We extend the earlier work in this field by drawing attention to the similarities and discrepancies between the results obtained from the more realistic, self-consistent simulations and these well-established theories. We have simulated several shocks at different Alfven Mach number which propagate into a medium containing magnetic fluctuations, some of which are initially superposed on the background field, and some of which are generated self-consistently by energetic ions streaming ahead of the shock. The parallel shock, at times, exhibits features similar to that expected at more perpendicular shocks, although, on average the features are consistent with Fermi acceleration predictions (as expected at a parallel shock).

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