Stochastic particle acceleration by the forced interaction of relativistic current sheets

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 481-490

  Jaroschek, C H ^a,b   Hoshino, M ^a   Lesch, H ^b   Treumann, R A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c INTERNATIONAL SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Bursts; Gamma rays; Magnetic fields; Non thermal; Outflow; Particles; Pulsars; Reconnection; Stars; Winds

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; KINETIC PARAMETERS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PLASMA SIMULATION; RANDOM PROCESSES;

BURSTS; PULSARS; RELATIVISTIC CURRENT SHEETS INTERACTION; STOCHASTIC PARTICLE ACCELERATION;

HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS;

EID: 37749024311     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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