On the stability of shocks modified by particle acceleration
On the stability of shocks modified by particle acceleration
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DOI:
10.1093/mnras/223.2.353
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发表时间:
1986-11
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
L. Drury;S. A. E. G. Falle
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作者:
L. Drury;S. A. E. G. Falle
We show, using a two-fluid approximation, that sound waves in a gas containing cosmic rays can be amplified if the scale height of the cosmic rays is less than a critical scale of orderϰ/a.ϰandaare the cosmic-ray diffusion coefficient and gas sound speed, respectively. The non-linear development has been calculated numerically and we find that sound waves can grow into strong gas shocks. The instability is likely to have important effects on cosmic-ray modified shocks.