3-D rpic simulations of relativistic jets: Particle acceleration, magnetic field generation, and emission

Astrophysics and Space Science

Volumn 307, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 319-323

  Nishikawa, K I ^a,b   Hededal, C B ^c   Hardee, P E ^b   Fishman, G J ^d   Kouveliotou, C ^d   Mizuno, Y ^d  

^a NATIONAL SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma ray bursts; Magnetic field generation; Methods: numerical; Particle acceleration; Particle in cell simulation; Relativistic jets; Weibel instability

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947433256     PISSN: 0004640X     EISSN: 1572946X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10509-006-9234-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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