Nonthermal electron acceleration at collisionless quasi-perpendicular shocks
Shock waves propagating in collisionless heliospheric and astrophysical plasmas have
been studied extensively over the decades. One prime motivation is to understand the …
been studied extensively over the decades. One prime motivation is to understand the …
Nonthermal electrons at high Mach number shocks: Electron shock surfing acceleration
M Hoshino, N Shimada - The Astrophysical Journal, 2002 - iopscience.iop.org
We study the suprathermal electron acceleration mechanism in a perpendicular
magnetosonic shock wave in a high Mach number regime by using a particle-in-cell …
magnetosonic shock wave in a high Mach number regime by using a particle-in-cell …
Electron injection at high Mach number quasi-perpendicular shocks: surfing and drift acceleration
The process of electron injection at high Mach number, collisionless, quasi-perpendicular
shock waves is investigated by means of one-dimensional electromagnetic particle-in-cell …
shock waves is investigated by means of one-dimensional electromagnetic particle-in-cell …
Surfatron and stochastic acceleration of electrons at supernova remnant shocks
The surfatron offers the possibility of particle acceleration to arbitrarily high energies, given a
sufficiently large system. Surfatron acceleration of electrons by waves excited by ions …
sufficiently large system. Surfatron acceleration of electrons by waves excited by ions …
Nonlinear evolution of Buneman instability and its implication for electron acceleration in high Mach number collisionless perpendicular shocks
Nonlinear evolution of the Buneman instability and its application to electron acceleration in
collisionless shocks are discussed. Two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations show that …
collisionless shocks are discussed. Two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations show that …
Mach number dependence of ion-scale kinetic instability at collisionless perpendicular shock: Condition for Weibel-dominated shock
T Nishigai, T Amano - Physics of Plasmas, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
We investigate ion-scale kinetic plasma instabilities at the collisionless shock using linear
theory and nonlinear particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations. We focus on the Alfvén ion cyclotron …
theory and nonlinear particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations. We focus on the Alfvén ion cyclotron …
PIC simulations of the thermal anisotropy-driven Weibel instability: field growth and phase space evolution upon saturation
A Stockem, ME Dieckmann… - Plasma Physics and …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
The Weibel instability is investigated with PIC simulations of an initially unmagnetized and
spatially uniform electron plasma. This instability, which is driven by the thermally …
spatially uniform electron plasma. This instability, which is driven by the thermally …
Electron heating and acceleration in the shock transition region: Background plasma parameter dependence
N Shimada, M Hoshino - Physics of Plasmas, 2004 - pubs.aip.org
In addition to the well-known plasma parameters of Mach number (MA) and plasma β, the
other plasma parameter of the frequency ratio of the electron plasma to gyration, ω pe/Ω ce …
other plasma parameter of the frequency ratio of the electron plasma to gyration, ω pe/Ω ce …
Ion acoustic shock wave formation and ion acceleration in the interactions of pair jets with electron–ion plasmas
Astrophysical jets are ubiquitous in the universe and often associated with compact objects,
and their interactions with the ambient medium not only dissipate their own energy but also …
and their interactions with the ambient medium not only dissipate their own energy but also …
Modeling nonlinear development of Buneman instability with linear dispersion theory
In this paper, spectra in the nonlinear phases of the Buneman instability are described by
instantaneous linear dispersion theory. One-dimensional Vlasov simulation of the Buneman …
instantaneous linear dispersion theory. One-dimensional Vlasov simulation of the Buneman …