Numerical study of Cosmic Ray Diffusion in MHD turbulence

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2010-02-15

arxiv.org/abs/1002.2646v1

ApJ, 728, 60 (2011)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Galaxy Astrophysics

8 pages, 8 figures, ApJ subm

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We study diffusion of Cosmic Rays (CRs) in turbulent magnetic fields using test particle simulations. Electromagnetic fields are produced in direct numerical MHD simulations of turbulence and used as an input for particle tracing, particle feedback on turbulence being ignored. Statistical transport coefficients from the test particle runs are compared with earlier analytical predictions. We find qualitative correspondence between them in various aspects of CR diffusion. In the incompressible case, that we consider in this paper, the dominant scattering mechanism occurs to be the non-resonant mirror interactions with the slow-mode perturbations. Perpendicular transport roughly agrees with being produced by magnetic field wandering.

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