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Particle acceleration via converter mechanism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2006

Evgeny V. Derishev ,
Vitaly V. Kocharovsky ,
Vladimir V. Kocharovsky  and
Felix A. Aharonian
Evgeny V. Derishev
Affiliation:
Institute of Applied Physics RAS, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia email: kochar@appl.sci-nnov.ru Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany
Vitaly V. Kocharovsky
Affiliation:
Institute of Applied Physics RAS, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia email: kochar@appl.sci-nnov.ru Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Vladimir V. Kocharovsky
Affiliation:
Institute of Applied Physics RAS, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia email: kochar@appl.sci-nnov.ru
Felix A. Aharonian
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany
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Abstract

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We review the problem of particle acceleration in relativistic shocks or shear flows. We propose a converter mechanism, which operates via continuous conversion of accelerated particles from charged into neutral state and back, and show that it is capable of producing the highest energy cosmic rays.

Keywords

Relativistic jets and shock wavesacceleration of particleshigh-energy cosmic rays
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 2 , Highlights of Astronomy 14: Highlights of Astronomy , August 2006 , pp. 93
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2007

References

Derishev, E. V., Aharonian, F. A., Kocharovsky, V. V., & Kocharovsky, Vl. V. 2003, Phys. Rev. D, 2003, 68, 043003Google Scholar