Electron-ion temperature equilibration at collisionless shocks in supernova remnants

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1017-1026

  Rakowski, Cara E ^a  

^a HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmic rays; ISM: individual (Cygnus Loop, RCW 86, DEM L71, Tycho's supernova remnant, SN 1006, 1E 0102.2 7219); Shock waves; Supernova remnants; Supernovae: individual (SN 1987A); X rays: ISM

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; ELECTRONS; IONIZATION; KINETIC THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROTONS; SHOCK WAVES; THERMAL EFFECTS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; X RAYS;

CYGNUS LOOP; DEM L71; RCW 86; SHOCK VELOCITY; SUPERNOVA REMNANTS (SNR); SUPERNOVAE:INDIVIDUAL(SN 1987A); TYCHO'S SUPERNOVA REMNANT; X-RAYS:ISM;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 21744445827     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.03.131     Document Type: Conference Paper

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