Shocks and particle acceleration in SNRs: Theoretical aspects

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 366-375

  Bykov, A M ^a  

^a IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Particle acceleration; Shocks; Supernova remnants; Wave particle interactions

Indexed keywords

COLLISION AVOIDANCE; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; IONS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PROCESS CONTROL; SHOCK PROBLEMS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WAVE EFFECTS; X RAYS;

SUPERNOVA REMNANTS (SNR); THERMAL GAS; WAVE-PARTICLE INTERACTIONS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 1842691094     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.12.002     Document Type: Article

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