Magnetic pumping model for energizing superthermal particles applied to observations of the Earth's bow shock
Magnetic pumping model for energizing superthermal particles applied to observations of the Earth's bow shock
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用于激发超热粒子的磁泵模型应用于地球弓形激波的观测
DOI:
10.1038/s41467-020-16660-4
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
16.6
通讯作者:
Egedal, J.
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文献类型:
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作者:
Lichko, E.;Egedal, J.
Energetic particle generation is an important component of a variety of astrophysical systems, from seed particle generation in shocks to the heating of the solar wind. It has been shown that magnetic pumping is an efficient mechanism for heating thermal particles, using the largest-scale magnetic fluctuations. Here we show that when magnetic pumping is extended to a spatially-varying magnetic flux tube, magnetic trapping of superthermal particles renders pumping an effective energization method for particles moving faster than the speed of the waves and naturally generates power-law distributions. We validated the theory by spacecraft observations of the strong, compressional magnetic fluctuations near the Earth’s bow shock from the Magnetospheric Multiscale mission. Given the ubiquity of magnetic fluctuations in different astrophysical systems, this mechanism has the potential to be transformative to our understanding of how the most energetic particles in the universe are generated.
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影响因子:
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作者:
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通讯作者:
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期刊:
The Astrophysical Journal
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期刊:
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影响因子:
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作者:
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通讯作者:
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影响因子:
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