Non-thermal Acceleration from Reconnection Shocks
Astrophysics
2009-10-22 v1
Abstract
Reconnection shocks in a magnetically dominated plasma must be compressive. Non-thermal ion acceleration can occur across built-in slow shocks, and across outflow fast shocks when the outflow is supermagnetosonic and the field is line-tied. Electron acceleration may be initiated by injection from the dissipation region. Reconnection and shock acceleration thus cooperate and non-thermal acceleration should be a characteristic feature.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9410036,
title = {Non-thermal Acceleration from Reconnection Shocks},
author = {Eric G. Blackman and George B. Field},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9410036},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
12 pages, plain TeX, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. Lett