We measure the thermal electron energization in 1D and 2D particle-in-cell simulations of quasi-perpendicular, low-beta (
We study a relativistic collisionless electron–positron shock propagating into an unmagnetized ambient medium using 2D particle-in-cell simulations of unprecedented duration and size. The shock generates intermittent magnetic structures of increasingly larger size as the simulation progresses. Toward the end of our simulation, at around 26,000 plasma times, the magnetic coherence scale approaches
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10494965
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- DOI PREFIX: 10.3847
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- Journal Name:
- The Astrophysical Journal Letters
- Volume:
- 963
- Issue:
- 2
- ISSN:
- 2041-8205
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- Medium: X Size: Article No. L44
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- ["Article No. L44"]
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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