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Electron acceleration by a wavy shock front: details on angular distribution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2011

Marek Vandas  and
Marian Karlický
Marek Vandas
Affiliation:
Astronomical Institute, Academy of Sciences, 25165 Ondřejov, Czech Republic email: [email protected], [email protected]
Marian Karlický
Affiliation:
Astronomical Institute, Academy of Sciences, 25165 Ondřejov, Czech Republic email: [email protected], [email protected]
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Abstract

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We studied numerically electron acceleration by a perpendicular wavy shock. Distribution function of accelerated electrons is highly anisotropic, with many sharp peaks. The peaks are caused by (usually single) reflections of electrons by the shock and subsequent transmission.

Keywords

acceleration of particlesshock wavesSun: corona
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 6 , Symposium S274: Advances in Plasma Astrophysics , September 2010 , pp. 201 - 203
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2011

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