Production and Persistence of Extreme Two-temperature Plasmas in Radiative Relativistic Turbulence

• Published in: The Astrophysical journal Vol. 908; no. 1; pp. 71 - 76
• Main Authors: Zhdankin, Vladimir, Uzdensky, Dmitri A., Kunz, Matthew W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia The American Astronomical Society 01.02.2021; IOP Publishing
• Subjects: 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; Accretion; Astronomical models; Astrophysics; Computational fluid dynamics; Cooling; Cosmic rays; Deposition; Electron energy; High energy astronomy; High energy astrophysics; High energy electrons; Ions; Luminosity; Non-thermal radiation sources; Particle in cell technique; Plasma astrophysics; Plasma turbulence; Radiation; Radiation effects; Radiative cooling; Relativistic effects; Relativistic jets; Relativistic particles; Relativistic plasmas; Simulation; Temperature ratio; Thermal coupling

Turbulence is a predominant process for energizing electrons and ions in collisionless astrophysical plasmas, and thus is responsible for shaping their radiative signatures (luminosity, spectra, and variability). To better understand the kinetic properties of a collisionless radiative plasma subject...