Formation of Fast Electron Tails in Type II Solar Bursts.

Abstract

It is shown that low frequency turbulence, due to the modified two-stream instability excited in the front of a collisionless shock, can accelerate electrons to very large energies in the shock wake. This mechanism can produce nonthermal tails of the sort required to explain Type II solar bursts, contrary to previous conclusions.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA023063

Entities

People

  • Konbtantinopsa Dennis Papadopoulos
  • M. Lampe

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charged Particles
  • Electrons
  • Elementary Fermions
  • Elementary Particles
  • Fermions
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Frequency
  • Instability
  • Leptons
  • Turbulence

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics