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Diffusive Shock Acceleration

Diffusive Shock Acceleration is a theoretical mechanism in cosmic-ray physics whereby charged particles gain energy through repeated crossings of a shock front, facilitated by scattering off magnetohydrodynamic turbulence, resulting in a power-law energy distribution.

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An introduction to the theory of diffusive shock acceleration of energetic particles in tenuous plasmas

L. O’C. Drury · Reports on Progress in Physics · 1983 · 1.7K citations

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Turbulent amplification of magnetic field and diffusive shock acceleration of cosmic rays

A. R. Bell · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2004 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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Nonlinear theory of diffusive acceleration of particles by shock waves

Mikhail Malkov, L. O’C. Drury · Reports on Progress in Physics · 2001 · 811 citations

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SIMULATIONS OF ION ACCELERATION AT NON-RELATIVISTIC SHOCKS. I. ACCELERATION EFFICIENCY

Damiano Caprioli, Anatoly Spitkovsky · The Astrophysical Journal · 2014 · 515 citations · Full text

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Rate of energy gain and maximum energy in diffusive shock acceleration

J. R. Jokipii · The Astrophysical Journal · 1987 · 513 citations

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Authors

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  1. HK
    Hyesung Kang

    Pusan National University, South Korea

    31 publications · 1.6K citations

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  2. DC
    Donald C. Ellison

    North Carolina State University, United States

    20 publications · 2K citations

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  3. GP
    G. P. Zank

    University of Alabama in Huntsville, United States

    24 publications · 1.5K citations

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  4. MB
    M. Brüggen

    Universität Hamburg, Germany

    18 publications · 1.5K citations

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  5. DR
    Dongsu Ryu

    Chungnam National University, South Korea

    19 publications · 1.4K citations

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  1. North Carolina State University

    Raleigh, United States

    27 h-index

    39 publications

    4K citations

  2. Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics

    Heidelberg, Germany

    25 h-index

    45 publications

    4.4K citations

  3. Pusan National University

    Busan, South Korea

    25 h-index

    32 publications

    1.8K citations

  4. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    24 h-index

    34 publications

    2.3K citations

  5. University of Alabama in Huntsville

    Huntsville, United States

    21 h-index

    82 publications

    5K citations

  6. Universität Hamburg

    Hamburg, Germany

    20 h-index

    51 publications

    2.3K citations

  7. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    20 h-index

    39 publications

    2.7K citations

  8. Istituto di Radioastronomia di Bologna

    Bologna, Italy

    17 h-index

    56 publications

    2.3K citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 191 publications · 13.5K citations

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  2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    60 publications · 4.9K citations

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  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    39 publications · 2.2K citations

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  4. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 19 publications · 1.7K citations

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  5. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)

    Repository · 19 publications · 749 citations

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