Electron Heating in 2D Particle-in-cell Simulations of Quasi-perpendicular Low-beta Shocks
We measure the thermal electron energization in 1D and 2D particle-in-cell simulations of quasi-perpendicular, low-beta ( β _p = 0.25) collisionless ion–electron shocks with mass ratio m _i / m _e = 200, fast Mach number ${{ \mathcal M }}_{\mathrm{ms}}=1$ –4, and upstream magnetic field angle θ _Bn...
Main Authors: | Aaron Tran, Lorenzo Sironi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2024-01-01
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Series: | The Astrophysical Journal |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad1f69 |
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