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Nonadiabatic ELectron Heating at High-Mach-Number Perpendicular Shocks

R. L. TokarInertial Fusion and Plasma Theory, Group X-1, Applied Theoretical Physics Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545C. H. AldrichInertial Fusion and Plasma Theory, Group X-1, Applied Theoretical Physics Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545D. W. ForslundInertial Fusion and Plasma Theory, Group X-1, Applied Theoretical Physics Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545K. B. QuestInertial Fusion and Plasma Theory, Group X-1, Applied Theoretical Physics Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545

Physical Review Lettersjournal1986en

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Abstract

Fully kinetic simulations of high-Mach-number perpendicular shocks demonstrate that electron acceleration in the cross-shock electric field can produce downstream electron temperatures significantly higher than that expected for adiabatic compression.

Topics

Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

Identifiers

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.56.1059

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