Prospects for ultra-high-energy particle acceleration at relativistic shocks

• Published in: Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Vol. 522; no. 4; pp. 4955 - 4962
• Main Authors: Huang, Zhi-Qiu, Reville, Brian, Kirk, John G, Giacinti, Gwenael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 11.05.2023
• Subjects: cosmic rays; acceleration of particles; shock waves

ABSTRACT We study the acceleration of charged particles by ultra-relativistic shocks using test-particle Monte Carlo simulations. Two field configurations are considered: (i) shocks with uniform upstream magnetic field in the plane of the shock, and (ii) shocks in which the upstream magnetic field h...