Particle Acceleration in Relativistic Alfvénic Turbulence

Strong magnetically dominated Alfvénic turbulence is an efficient engine of nonthermal particle acceleration in a relativistic collisionless plasma. We argue that in the limit of strong magnetization, the type of energy distribution attained by accelerated particles depends on the relative strengths...

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Main Authors: Cristian Vega, Stanislav Boldyrev, Vadim Roytershteyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad5f8f