The acceleration time-scale for first-order Fermi acceleration in relativistic shock waves

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volumn 283, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 447-456

  Bednarz, J ^a   Ostrowski, M ^a,b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR RADIOASTRONOMIE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acceleration of particles; Cosmic rays; Shock waves

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; COSMIC RAYS; COSMOLOGY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MOMENTUM; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

ACCELERATION OF PARTICLES; ACCELERATION TIME; ENERGY GAIN; FERMI ACCELERATION; FIRST ORDER; MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS; MOMENTUM SCATTERING; RELATIVISTIC SHOCK WAVES; SHOCK-WAVES; TIME-SCALES;

TIME MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0001089245     PISSN: 00358711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/283.2.447     Document Type: Article

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