Electron energization in upstream of collisionless electron/ion shocks produced by interpenetrating plasmas

2020/06/05 by Neda Naseri, Vladimir Khudik, Naseri, Neda +3
Physics and Astronomy · #Dust and Plasma Wave Phenomena #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE) #Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics #Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics #Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph)

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2006.03181

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Abstract

We discuss the mechanism of electron energization in the upstream region of relativistic e/i shock. By using particle-in-cell simulations, we demonstrate the electrons interacting with enhanced electric and magnetic fields of the magnetic vortices (MVs) can gain a significant amount of energy during interaction. MVs are self generated in the upstream region of relativistic electron-ion shock.

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