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Fast particles diffusing along magnetic field lines in a turbulent plasma can diffuse through and then return to the same eddy many times before the eddy is randomized in the turbulent flow. This leads to an enhancement of particle…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Benjamin D. G. Chandran , Jason L. Maron

A free electron can temporarily gain a very significant amount of energy if it is overrun by an intense electromagnetic wave. In principle, this process would permit large enhancements in the center-of-mass energy of electron-electron,…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2011-05-12 Kirk T. McDonald , Konstantine Shmakov

We intend to propose an experimental sketch to detect gravitational waves (GW) directly, using an cold electronic plasma in a long pipe. By considering an cold electronic plasma in a long pipe, the Maxwell equations in 3+1 formalism will be…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-17 O. Jalili , S. Rouhani , M. V. Takook

We provide calculations and theoretical arguments supporting the emission of electromagnetic radiation from charged particles accelerated by gravitational waves (GWs). These waves have significant indirect evidence to support their…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-02-04 Mitchell Revalski , Will Rhodes , Thulsi Wickramasinghe

We propose a new approach to high-intensity relativistic laser-driven electron acceleration in a plasma. Here, we demonstrate that a plasma wave generated by a stimulated forward-scattering of an incident laser pulse can be in the longest…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2015-10-28 S. P. Sadykova , A. Rukhadze , T. G. Samkharadze

Turbulence is often invoked to explain the origin of nonthermal particles in space and astrophysical plasmas. By means of 3D fully kinetic particle-in-cell simulations, we demonstrate that turbulence in low-$\beta$ plasmas ($\beta$ is the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-09-16 Luca Comisso , Lorenzo Sironi

We elucidate the feature of gravitational waves (GWs) from binary neutron star merger collapsing to a black hole by general relativistic simulation. We show that GW spectrum imprints the coalescence dynamics, formation process of disk,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-04-14 Kenta Kiuchi , Yuichiro Sekiguchi , Masaru Shibata , Keisuke Taniguchi

Two extreme events in the universe, fast radio bursts (FRBs) and cosmic rays (CRs), could be correlated, where FRBs with extreme field strength near their sources may contribute to CRs. This study investigates localized particle…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-05-01 Lin Yu , Tianxing Hu , Zhiyu Lei , Xiangyan An , Dong Wu , Suming Weng , Min Chen , Jie Zhang , Zhengming Sheng

Observations suggest that relativistic particles play a fundamental role in the dynamics of jets emerging from active galactic nuclei as well as in their interaction with the intracluster medium. However, no general consensus exists…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-11 J. A. de Freitas Pacheco , J. Gariel , G. Marcilhacy , N. O. Santos

Strong magnetically dominated Alfv\'enic turbulence is an efficient engine of non-thermal particle acceleration in a relativistic collisionless plasma. We argue that in the limit of strong magnetization, the type of energy distribution…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2024-05-14 Cristian Vega , Stanislav Boldyrev , Vadim Roytershteyn

We review sources of high-frequency gravitational waves, summarizing our current understanding of emission mechanisms, expected amplitudes and event rates. The most promising sources are gravitational collapse (formation of black holes or…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-08-23 Kostas D. Kokkotas , Nikolaos Stergioulas

Short Gamma-Ray Bursts (SGRBs) are among the most luminous explosions in the universe, releasing in less than one second the energy emitted by our Galaxy over one year. Despite decades of observations, the nature of their "central-engine"…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-27 Luciano Rezzolla , Bruno Giacomazzo , Luca Baiotti , Jonathan Granot , Chryssa Kouveliotou , Miguel A. Aloy

Important astrophysical sources, such as gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) or tidal disruption events, are impulsive -- strongly varying with time. These outflows are likely highly magnetized near the central source, but their interaction with the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2012-04-11 Jonathan Granot

When a relativistically intense p-polarized laser pulse is grazingly incident onto a planar solid-state target, a slightly superluminal field structure is formed near the target surface due to the incident and reflected waves superposition.…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2018-01-17 D. A. Serebryakov , E. N. Nerush , I. Yu. Kostyukov

A high energy density plasma embedded in a neutral gas is able to launch an outward-propagating nonlinear electrostatic ionization wave that traps energetic electrons. The trapping maintains a strong sheath electric field, enabling rapid…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2021-02-24 Haotian Mao , Kathleen Weichman , Zheng Gong , Todd Ditmire , Hernan Quevedo , Alexey Arefiev

The problem of radiation by the charged particles of the intergalactic medium (IGM) when a passing gravitational wave (GW) accelerate them is investigated. The largest acceleration (taking a charge from rest to a maximum speed which remains…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-04-13 Richard Lieu , Kristen Lackeos , Bing Zhang

Neutron stars are excellent emitters of gravitational waves. Squeezing matter beyond nuclear densities invites exotic physical processes, many of which violently transfer large amounts of mass at relativistic velocities, disrupting…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-11-20 Paul D. Lasky

Relativistic magnetically dominated turbulence is an efficient engine for particle acceleration in a collisionless plasma. Ultrarelativistic particles accelerated by interactions with turbulent fluctuations form non-thermal power-law…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2023-06-14 Cristian Vega , Stanislav Boldyrev , Vadim Roytershteyn

The past decade has transformed our ability to observe the Universe. Via gravitational waves, merging black holes and neutron stars can now be directly detected, offering unprecedented opportunities to test General Relativity and explore…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-09-24 Thomas F. M. Spieksma

Stochastic acceleration of electrons and protons by waves propagating parallel to the large scale magnetic fields of magnetized plasmas is studied with emphasis on the feasibility of accelerating particles from a thermal background to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-16 Vahé Petrosian , Siming Liu