Critical pitch angle for electron acceleration in a collisionless shock layer
Collisionless shock waves in space and astrophysical plasmas can accelerate electrons along the shock layer by an electrostatic potential, and scatter or reflect electrons back to the upstream region by the amplified magnetic field or turbulent fluctuations. The notion of the critical pitch angle...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016-07-01
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| Series: | Annales Geophysicae |
| Online Access: | https://www.ann-geophys.net/34/591/2016/angeo-34-591-2016.pdf |