Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Aug 1991
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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 376, Aug. 1, 1991, p. 771-781.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Collisionless Plasmas, Plasma Interactions, Shock Wave Interaction, Solar Flares, Cosmic Plasma, Particle Acceleration, Solar Wind
Scientific paper
The interaction between collisionless shocks, such as may arise in a number of situations in space plasmas, is examined by means of hybrid numerical simulations. The production of energetic particles by shock collisions is investigated. When the shocks are quasi-perpendicular, ions with energies greater than 10E(0) are produced, where E(0) is the kinetic energy of the unshocked ions. The effect is optimized when the two colliding shocks have roughly equal strengths. As the shocks become closer to quasi-parallel, the number and energy of the accelerated ions increases. Energies in excess of 30E(0) are obtained in the quasi-parallel regime, with a small fall-off when the shocks are exactly parallel. For quasi-parallel collisions, the ion energization can be attributed to the interaction of hot ions with both strong electromagnetic waves and the motional electric field located at the shocks. These results are applied to shock collisions in the distant solar wind, at planetary bow shocks, as well as to the impulsive phase of solar flares.
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