Synchrotron Firehose Instability

Zhdankin, V; Kunz, MW; Uzdensky, DA

Zhdankin, V (通讯作者),Flatiron Inst, Ctr Computat Astrophys, 162 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10010 USA.

ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 2023; 944 (1):

Abstract

We demonstrate using linear theory and particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations that a synchrotron-cooling collisionless plasma acquires pressure anisotropy......

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