New Relativistic Particle-In-Cell Simulation Studies of Prompt and Early Afterglows from GRBs

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Nishikawa, K-, I [1 ]
Niemiec, J.
Sol, H. [2 ]
Medvedev, M. [3 ]
Zhang, B. [4 ]
Nordlund, A. [5 ]
Frederiksen, J. [5 ]
Hardee, P. [6 ]
Mizuno, Y. [1 ]
Hartmann, D. H. [7 ]
Fishman, G. J. [8 ]
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[1] Natl Space Sci & Technol Ctr, Huntsville, AL 35805 USA
[2] Inst Nucl Phys, PAN, PL-31342 Krakow, Poland
[3] LUTH, Observ Paris, F-92195 Meudon, France
[4] Univ Kansas, Dept Phys & Astrophys, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA
[5] Univ Nevada, Dept Phys, Las Vegas, NV 89154 USA
[6] Univ Alabama, Dept Phys & Astron, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 USA
[7] Clemson Univ, Clemson, SC 29634 USA
[8] NASA, MSFC, Huntsville, AL 35805 USA
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HIGH ENERGY GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY | 2009年 / 1085卷
关键词
Weibel instability; magnetic field generation; radiation; RAY BURST SOURCES; MAGNETIC-FIELDS; SHOCKS; RADIATION; UPSTREAM; EMISSION; ORIGIN; PLASMA;
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Nonthermal radiation observed from astrophysical systems containing relativistic jets and shocks, e.g., gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), active galactic nuclei (AGNs), and microquasars commonly exhibit power-law emission spectra. Recent PIC simulations of relativistic electron-ion (or electron-positron) jets injected into a stationary medium show that particle acceleration occurs within the downstream jet. In collisionless, relativistic shocks, particle (electron, positron, and ion) acceleration is due to plasma waves and their associated instabilities (e.g., the Weibel (filamentation) instability) created in the shock region. The simulations show that the Weibel instability is responsible for generating and amplifying highly non-uniform, small-scale magnetic fields. These fields contribute to the electron's transverse deflection behind the jet head. The resulting "jitter" radiation from deflected electrons has different properties compared to synchrotron radiation, which assumes a uniform magnetic field. Jitter radiation may be important for understanding the complex time evolution and/or spectra in gamma-ray bursts, relativistic jets in general, and supernova remnants.
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