Shock Waves in Space and Astrophysical Environments: Proceedings of the 8th Annual International Astrophysics Conference, Kona, Hawaii, 1-7 May 2009

by Ao, Xianzhi; Burrows, Ross; Zank, Gary P.

• ISBN13: 9780735407244
• ISBN10: 073540724X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-01-31
• Publisher: Amer Inst of Physics

Summary

This conference has addressed the physics of collisionless shock waves in all space and astrophysical plasma environments from both an observational and theoretical perspective. Topics discussed included shock waves in regions ranging from the solar corona, interplanetary space, the heliospheric termination shock, shocks at supernova remnants, and relativistic shocks associated with jets, etc. The conference addressed shock physics, including shock formation, structure, and stability, dissipative processes, observational techniques, modeling and simulation, particle acceleration and turbulence.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Shock Waves and Particle Acceleration
Probing SEP Acceleration Processes with Near-relativistic Electrons	p. 3
Origin of Quiet-Time Suprathermal Heavy Ions Near 1 AU	p. 11
Observations of Particle Acceleration at Interplanetary Shocks	p. 19
Termination Shock and Heliosheath: Energetic Ion Variations Measured at Voyagers 1 and 2	p. 25
The Thermalization of Oxygen Ions and Protons at Shocks Associated with CIRs	p. 31
Ion Acceleration in Nonstationary Shocks	p. 39
Termination Shock Surfing	p. 47
Nonlinear Guiding Center Theory and Acceleration of Cosmic Rays at Supernova Remnant Shocks	p. 57
Wave Dynamics and Particle Acceleration in Shock Precursors	p. 66
Particle Acceleration at Relativistic Shocks in Extragalactic Systems	p. 74
Drift Kinetic Theory and Cosmic Rays	p. 85
Observations and Modeling of Space and Astrophysical Shocks
Dust Destruction in a Nonradiative Shock in the Cygnus Loop Supernova Remnant	p. 95
A Residual Source of Energetic Neutral Atoms across the Sky Obtained by the Neutral Particle Detector on Board Venus Express	p. 102
On-board In-flight Energy Scale Cross-calibration Effects of Solar X-ray Instruments	p. 113
Bow Shocks at Comets	p. 121
Plasma Emission at Shocks by the Eigenmode-Antenna Mechanism	p. 131
A Review of Coronagraphic Observations of Shocks Driven by Coronal Mass Ejections	p. 139
Heliospheric Shocks and Sheaths	p. 147
Microstructure of the Heliospheric Termination Shock	p. 156
Shock Waves in Space Environments	p. 167
Generation and Evolution of Interplanetary Shocks	p. 178
Turbulence and Shock Waves
Physics of Relativistic Shocks	p. 189
Particle Motion and Energization in Chaotic Magnetic Field	p. 201
On the Source of the Anomalous Cosmic Rays	p. 212
Interaction of Turbulence with Oblique MHD Shocks	p. 220
Author Index	p. 227
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