Turbulence and particle acceleration in collisionless supernovae remnant shocks

DOI10.1051/0004-6361:20054737zbMATH Open1100.85512arXivastro-ph/0603461OpenAlexW3102917901WikidataQ68852625 ScholiaQ68852625MaRDI QIDQ3408433FDOQ3408433

Authors: Guy Pelletier, Martin Lemoine, Alexandre Marcowith 

Publication date: 1 November 2006

Published in: Astronomy & Astrophysics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: This paper investigates the nature of the MHD turbulence excited by the streaming of accelerated cosmic rays in a shock wave precursor. The two recognised regimes (non-resonant and resonant) of the streaming instability are taken into account. We show that the non-resonant instability is very efficient and saturates through a balance between its growth and non-linear transfer. The cosmic-ray resonant instability then takes over and is quenched by advection through the shock. The level of turbulence is determined by the non-resonant regime if the shock velocity $V_{msh}$ is larger than a few times $x{i}_{mCR}c$, where $x{i}_{mCR}$ is the ratio of the cosmic-ray pressure to the shock kinetic energy. The instability determines the dependence of the spectrum with respect to $k_{p}arallel$ (wavenumbers along the shock normal). The transverse cascade of Alfv'en waves simultaneously determines the dependence in $k_{perp}$. We also study the redistribution of turbulent energy between forward and backward waves, which occurs through the interaction of two Alfv'en and one slow magneto-sonic wave. Eventually the spectra at the longest wavelengths are found almost proportional to $k_{parallel}^{-1}$. Downstream, anisotropy is further enhanced through the compression at shock crossing.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0603461

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zbMATH Keywords

shock wavesturbulencesupernova remnantsacceleration of particles

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Galactic and stellar structure (85A15) Hydrodynamic and hydromagnetic problems in astronomy and astrophysics (85A30)

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