標題: Magnetowave Induced Plasma Wakefield Acceleration for Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays
作者: Chang, Feng-Yin
Chen, Pisin
Lin, Guey-Lin
Noble, Robert
Sydora, Richard
物理研究所
Institute of Physics
公開日期: 20-三月-2009
摘要: Magnetowave induced plasma wakefield acceleration (MPWA) in a relativistic astrophysical outflow has been proposed as a viable mechanism for the acceleration of cosmic particles to ultrahigh energies. Here we present simulation results that clearly demonstrate the viability of this mechanism for the first time. We invoke the high frequency and high speed whistler mode for the driving pulse. The plasma wakefield obtained in the simulations compares favorably with our newly developed relativistic theory of the MPWA. We show that, under appropriate conditions, the plasma wakefield maintains very high coherence and can sustain high-gradient acceleration over hundreds of plasma skin depths. Invoking active galactic nuclei as the site, we show that MPWA production of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays beyond ZeV (10(21) eV) is possible.
URI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.111101
http://hdl.handle.net/11536/7471
ISSN: 0031-9007
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.111101
期刊: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
Volume: 102
Issue: 11
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