NASA NTRS · 19860045593
Nonadiabatic electron heating at high-Mach-number perpendicular shocks
Abstract
Fully kinetic simulations of high-Mach-number (HMN) perpendicular collisionless shocks are described. It is shown that electron acceleration in the cross-shock electron field can produce downstream electron temperature significantly higher than those expected for adiabatic compression. The momentum space for test electrons at Mach 6 is illustrated.
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Tokar, R. L., Aldrich, C. H., Forslund, D. W., Quest, K. B.. 1986-03-10. Nonadiabatic electron heating at high-Mach-number perpendicular shocks. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19860045593
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