Particle Acceleration in a Shock Wave Propagating to an Inhomogeneous Medium

被引:9
作者
Yokoyama, Shota L. [1 ]
Ohira, Yutaka [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tokyo, Dept Earth & Planetary Sci, Bunkyo Ku, 7-3-1 Hongo, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
关键词
Particle astrophysics; Cosmic rays; Supernova remnants; Shocks; MAGNETIC-FIELD AMPLIFICATION; COSMIC-RAYS; DRIVEN; SIMULATIONS; INSTABILITY; SECONDARY; MODEL;
D O I
10.3847/1538-4357/ab93c3
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We investigate effects of upstream density fluctuations on the diffusive shock acceleration (DSA) by Monte Carlo simulations. The simulations show that particles are reaccelerated in the shock downstream region by a sound wave generated at the shock front. The timescale of turbulent acceleration by the sound wave is estimated. We propose a new back reaction of particles accelerated around the shock front. The accelerated particles generate the upstream density fluctuations by the Drury instability, which are converted to the downstream sound waves by the shock. The downstream sound waves modify the momentum spectrum of particles accelerated around the shock front. This new back reaction affects emission from the accelerated particles, which gives a new constraint on the acceleration efficiency of the DSA.
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