Shocks and particle acceleration in supernova remnants: Observational features

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 356-365

  Vink, Jacco ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b SRON NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SPACE RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Particle acceleration; Shocks; Supernova remnants

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; COLLISION AVOIDANCE; COSMIC RAY DETECTORS; EARTH (PLANET); ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; IONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; X RAYS;

RAY INSTRUMENTATION; SUPERNOVA REMNANTS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 1842640550     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.05.012     Document Type: Article

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