A current-driven instability in parallel, relativistic shocks
Recently, Bell (2004 Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 353 550) has reanalysed the problem of wave excitation by cosmic rays propagating in the pre-cursor region of a supernova remnant shock front. He pointed out a strong, non-resonant, current-driven instability that had been overlooked in the kinetic trea...
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| description | Recently, Bell (2004 Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 353 550) has reanalysed the problem of wave excitation by cosmic rays propagating in the pre-cursor region of a supernova remnant shock front. He pointed out a strong, non-resonant, current-driven instability that had been overlooked in the kinetic treatments by Achterberg (1983 Astron. Astrophys. 119 274) and McKenzie and Völk (1982 Astron. Astrophys. 116 191), and suggested that it is responsible for substantial amplification of the ambient magnetic field. Magnetic field amplification is also an important issue in the problem of the formation and structure of relativistic shock fronts, particularly in relation to models of gamma-ray bursts. We have therefore generalized the linear analysis to apply to this case, assuming a relativistic background plasma and a monoenergetic, unidirectional incoming proton beam. We find essentially the same non-resonant instability observed by Bell and show that also, under GRB conditions, it grows much faster than the resonant waves. We quantify the extent to which thermal effects in the background plasma limit the maximum growth rate. © 2006 IOP Publishing Ltd. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:e1b339ad-1a55-4e82-a83f-a8660b7980822022-03-27T09:56:12ZA current-driven instability in parallel, relativistic shocksJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:e1b339ad-1a55-4e82-a83f-a8660b798082EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2006Reville, BKirk, JDuffy, PRecently, Bell (2004 Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 353 550) has reanalysed the problem of wave excitation by cosmic rays propagating in the pre-cursor region of a supernova remnant shock front. He pointed out a strong, non-resonant, current-driven instability that had been overlooked in the kinetic treatments by Achterberg (1983 Astron. Astrophys. 119 274) and McKenzie and Völk (1982 Astron. Astrophys. 116 191), and suggested that it is responsible for substantial amplification of the ambient magnetic field. Magnetic field amplification is also an important issue in the problem of the formation and structure of relativistic shock fronts, particularly in relation to models of gamma-ray bursts. We have therefore generalized the linear analysis to apply to this case, assuming a relativistic background plasma and a monoenergetic, unidirectional incoming proton beam. We find essentially the same non-resonant instability observed by Bell and show that also, under GRB conditions, it grows much faster than the resonant waves. We quantify the extent to which thermal effects in the background plasma limit the maximum growth rate. © 2006 IOP Publishing Ltd. |
| spellingShingle | Reville, B Kirk, J Duffy, P A current-driven instability in parallel, relativistic shocks |
| title | A current-driven instability in parallel, relativistic shocks |
| title_full | A current-driven instability in parallel, relativistic shocks |
| title_fullStr | A current-driven instability in parallel, relativistic shocks |
| title_full_unstemmed | A current-driven instability in parallel, relativistic shocks |
| title_short | A current-driven instability in parallel, relativistic shocks |
| title_sort | current driven instability in parallel relativistic shocks |
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