Diffusion and drift of cosmic rays in highly turbulent magnetic fields

被引:65
作者
Candia, J
Roulet, E
机构
[1] Natl Univ La Plata, Dept Fis, IFLP, RA-1900 La Plata, Argentina
[2] Fermilab Natl Accelerator Lab, Batavia, IL 60510 USA
[3] Ctr Atom Bariloche, CONICET, RA-8400 San Carlos De Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina
来源
JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS | 2004年 / 10期
关键词
cosmic rays; magnetic fields;
D O I
10.1088/1475-7516/2004/10/007
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We determine numerically the parallel, perpendicular and antisymmetric diffusion coefficients for charged particles propagating in highly turbulent magnetic fields, by means of extensive Monte Carlo simulations. We propose simple expressions, given in terms of a small set of fitting parameters, to account for the diffusion coefficients as functions of magnetic rigidity and turbulence level, and corresponding to different kinds of turbulence spectra. The results obtained satisfy scaling relations, which make them useful for describing the cosmic ray origin and transport in a variety of different astrophysical environments.
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页码:109 / 122
页数:14
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