Cross-scale physics and the acceleration of particles in collisionless plasmas throughout the Heliosphere and beyond: I. Collisionless shocks
Whitepaper #398 in the Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) 2024-2033. Main topics: basic research. Additional topics: fundamental space plasma theory; emerging opportunities.
by Drew L. Turner, Lynn B. Wilson, III, Katy Goodrich, Ian J. Cohen, Terry Z. Liu, Steven J. Schwartz, Damiano Caprioli, Colby Haggerty, Imogen Gingell, Matt Hill, Elena Provornikova, Parisa Mostafavi, Peter Kollmann, Pontus Brandt, Ralph McNutt, and Benoit Lavraud
Published onJul 31, 2023
Cross-scale physics and the acceleration of particles in collisionless plasmas throughout the Heliosphere and beyond: I. Collisionless shocks
Shocks in astrophysical plasmas are a fundamental, ubiquitous process considered responsible for accelerating many of the most energetic particles that we observe in the Universe, including galactic and anomalous cosmic rays (GCRs and ACRs) and solar energetic particles (SEPs). We present suggestions for focused, dedicated research of particle acceleration at shocks in the next decade.
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