Solar Cosmic-Ray Acceleration by a Plasma Instability
Abstract
Charged particles which are trapped in the potential troughs of an electrostatic plasma wave can be accelerated if the phase velocity of the wave increases with position. Energetic protons from solar flares may be accelerated in this way by the beam-plasma instability. Subject headings: cosmic rays - flares, solar - plasmas - radio radiation, solar
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- January 1974
- DOI:
- 10.1086/152611
- Bibcode:
- 1974ApJ...187..195G