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Compensated-current systems created by energetic ion beams are widespread in space and astrophysical plasmas. The well-known examples are foreshock regions in the solar wind and around supernova remnants. We found a new oblique Alfv\'enic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 P. Malovichko , Y. Voitenko , J. De Keyser

We present the model of cosmic rays acceleration at ultrarelativistic subshocks and confront it with the observations of gamma-ray bursts and blazars. We investigate cosmic rays acceleration in shocks with Lorentz factors in the range 3 -…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Janusz Bednarz

In this work we investigate particle acceleration in supernova remnant shocks within a semi-analytical formalism which self-consistently accounts for particle acceleration, amplification of the magnetic field via streaming instability and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-03-25 Damiano Caprioli

We propose fractional Fokker-Planck equation for the kinetic description of relaxation and superdiffusion processes in constant magnetic and random electric fields. We assume that the random electric field acting on a test charged particle…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 A. Chechkin , V. Gonchar , M. Szydlowski

We analyse the transport of cosmic rays (CR) in magnetic fields that are structured on scales greater than the CR Larmor radius. We solve the Vlasov-Fokker-Planck (VFP) equation for various mixes of mirroring and small-angle scattering and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-04-09 A. R. Bell , J. H. Matthews , A. M. Taylor , G. Giacinti

We first briefly recall the basic mechanisms controlling the hydrodynamic and thermo-diffusive stability of planar laminar premixed flames, and give the state of the theoretical analysis. We then describe some novel experiments to observe…

Classical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Geoffrey Searby

We consider a recently discovered class of instabilities, driven by cosmic ray streaming, in a variety of environments. We show that although these instabilities have been discussed primarily in the context of supernova driven interstellar…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-11-20 Ellen G. Zweibel , John E. Everett

Recent studies have revealed new unstable regimes of the counter-beaming electrons specific to hot and dilute plasmas from astrophysical scenarios. The (counter-)beaming electron firehose instability (BEFI) is induced for highly oblique…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2023-02-08 M. Lazar , R. A. López , P. S. Moya , S. Poedts , S. M. Shaaban

The formation of a core collapse supernovae (SNe) results in a fast (but non- or mildly-relativistic) shock wave expanding outwards into the surrounding medium. The medium itself is likely modified due to the stellar mass-loss from the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-09-04 Vikram V. Dwarkadas , M. Renaud , A. Marcowith , V. Tatischeff

In order to determine the circumstances under which isolated SNRs are capable of rising into and enriching the thick disk and galactic halo, simulations of supernova remnants are performed with the FLASH magnetohydrodynamic code. We…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 E. A. Raley , R. L. Shelton , T. Plewa

We performed numerical simulations with the PLUTO code in order to analyze the non-linear behavior of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in non-magnetized relativistic fluids. The relevance of the instability at the cosmological QCD phase…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-04-11 V. R. C. Mourão Roque , G. Lugones

We present here a series of numerical simulations of the development of Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in a relativistically hot plasma. The physical parameters in the unperturbed state are chosen to be representative of local conditions…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 N. Bucciantini , L. Del Zanna

Recent gamma ray observations show that middle aged supernova remnants interacting with molecular clouds can be sources of both GeV and TeV emission. Models involving re-acceleration of pre-existing cosmic rays in the ambient medium and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-23 Xiaping Tang , Roger A. Chevalier

Diffusive shock acceleration is invoked to explain non-thermal particle acceleration in Supernova Remnants, Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) Jets, Gamma ray Bursts (GRBs) and various large scale cosmic structures. The importance of achieving…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2009-05-28 A. Meli , J. K. Becker , J. J Quenby

Magnetic field amplification is an integral part of the process of particle acceleration at non-relativistic shocks. It is necessary to reach the maximum energies required by observations, especially in supernova remnants, thought to be…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-05-29 Antonio Capanema , Pasquale Blasi , Emanuele Sobacchi

The Parker instability, which has been considered as a process governing the structure of the interstellar medium, is induced by the buoyancy of magnetic field and cosmic rays. In previous studies, while the magnetic field has been fully…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Dongsu Ryu , Jongsoo Kim , Seung Soo Hong , T. W. Jones

Supernovae explosions of massive stars are nowadays believed to result from a two-step process, with an initial gravitational core collapse followed by an expansion of matter after a bouncing on the core. This scenario meets several…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-08-02 Pierre-Henri Chavanis , Bruno Denet , Martine Le Berre , Yves Pomeau

A simple formalism to describe nonthermal electron acceleration, evolution, and radiation in supernova remnants (SNRs) is presented. The electron continuity equation is analytically solved assuming that the nonthermal electron injection…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-04 Justin D. Finke , Charles D. Dermer

In this work, we derive a dispersion equation that describes the excitation of the oblique (or Alfv\'en) firehose instability in a plasma that contains both electron and ion species modelled by bi-kappa velocity distribution functions. The…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2018-11-19 Anelise Ramires Meneses , Rudi Gaelzer , Luiz Fernando Ziebell

This work investigates the evolution of the distribution of charged particles due to the mechanism of stochastic turbulent acceleration (STA) in presence of small-scale turbulence with a mean magnetic field. STA is usually modelled as a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-07-19 Sayan Kundu , Nishant Singh , Bhargav Vaidya