Linear gyrokinetic studies with ORB5 en route to pair plasmas
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DOI: 10.1017/s0022377819000369
Abstract: The model of the global gyrokinetic particle-in-cell code ORB5 has been extended for the study of pair plasmas. This has been done by including the physics of the Debye shielding, by including the electron polarization… read more here.
Keywords: physics; pair; linear gyrokinetic; pair plasmas ... See more keywords
Particle acceleration in relativistic magnetic reconnection with strong inverse-Compton cooling in pair plasmas
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DOI: 10.1093/mnrasl/sly157
Abstract: Particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations have shown that relativistic collisionless magnetic reconnection drives nonthermal particle acceleration (NTPA), potentially explaining high-energy (X-ray/$\gamma$-ray) synchrotron and/or inverse Compton (IC) radiation observed from various astrophysical sources. The radiation back-reaction force on… read more here.
Keywords: pair plasmas; particle acceleration; magnetic reconnection; particle ... See more keywords
First-Principles Theory of the Relativistic Magnetic Reconnection Rate in Astrophysical Pair Plasmas.
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.265101
Abstract: We develop a first-principles model for the relativistic magnetic reconnection rate in strongly magnetized pair plasmas. By considering the energy budget and required current density near the x-line, we analytically show that in the magnetically… read more here.
Keywords: reconnection rate; pair plasmas; reconnection; relativistic magnetic ... See more keywords