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Balmer-Dominated Shocks: A Concise Review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2013

Kevin Heng
Kevin Heng
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Frank & Peggy Taplin Member, Institute for Advanced Study, School of Natural Sciences, Einstein Drive, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA. Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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A concise and critical review of Balmer-dominated shocks (BDSs) is presented, summarizing the state of theory and observations, including models with/without shock precursors and their synergy with atomic physics. Observations of BDSs in supernova remnants are reviewed on an object-by-object basis. The relevance of BDSs towards understanding the acceleration of cosmic rays in shocks is emphasized. Probable and possible detections of BDSs in astrophysical objects other than supernova remnants, including pulsar wind nebulae and high-redshift galaxies, are described. The case for the continued future of studying BDSs in astrophysics is made, including their relevance towards understanding electron–ion temperature equilibration in collisionless shocks.

Keywords

acceleration of particlesatomic processesline: formationradiation mechanisms: generalshock waves
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Research Article
Information
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 27 , Issue 1 , 2010 , pp. 23 - 44
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Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 2010

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