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通过SNR冲击上游的宇宙射线流产生磁性turbulence

Magnetic turbulence production by streaming cosmic rays upstream of SNR shocks

Jacek Niemiec, Martin Pohl

摘要:

我们提出的磁湍流生产的各向同性的宇宙射线离子流上游的超新星遗迹冲击的粒子在细胞模拟的初步结果。这些研究旨在检验Bell(2004,2005)关于短波长非共振波模式强放大的MHD预测,并研究磁湍流的后续演变及其对宇宙线轨迹的反作用。上游湍流特性的详细知识对于确定激波加速过程的所有方面-宇宙射线的传输特性、激波结构、热粒子注入和加热过程-是至关重要的。磁场的放大也会促进粒子加速到宇宙射线谱中的“膝盖”之外。我们的动力学方法特别适合于解决宇宙射线上的反反应,它使我们能够测试贝尔的预测最终形成的扩展的宇宙射线分布中的超导结构,也达到了一个可靠的估计总的饱和磁场水平。模拟所选的参数有利于纯增长模式的快速激发。我们证实了上游等离子体中的宇宙射线离子的漂移导致了湍流磁场的产生,但表明场扰动的增长速率比用MHD方法估计的要慢得多,湍流的振幅在dB/B~1左右饱和。磁场也保持低于与上游等离子体的均分。

英文摘要:

We present preliminary results of Particle-In-Cell simulations of magnetic turbulence production by isotropic cosmic-ray ions streaming upstream of supernova remnant shocks. The studies aim at testing the MHD predictions by Bell (2004, 2005) of a strong amplification of short-wavelength nonresonant wave modes and at studying the subsequent evolution of the magnetic turbulence and its backreaction on cosmic ray trajectories. The detailed knowledge of the upstream turbulence properties is crucial to ascertain all aspects of the shock acceleration process - the transport properties of cosmic rays, the shock structure, thermal particle injection and heating processes. An amplification of magnetic field would also facilitate the acceleration of particles beyond the "knee" in the cosmic-ray spectrum. Our kinetic approach is particularly suited to address the backreaction on the cosmic rays, and it allows us to test Bell's prediction of the eventual formation of extended filamentary structure in the cosmic-ray distribution and also to arrive at a reliable estimate of the total saturation magnetic-field level. The parameters chosen for the simulations are favorable for the rapid excitation of purely growing modes. We confirm the generation of the turbulent magnetic field due to the drift of cosmic-ray ions in the upstream plasma, but show that the growth rate of the field perturbations is much slower than estimated using the MHD approach and the amplitude of the turbulence saturates at about dB/B~1. The magnetic field also remains below equipartition with the upstream plasma.

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