Title :
A new hypothesis of cosmic ray generation in plasma pinches
Author_Institution :
I.V. Kirchatov Inst. of Atomic Energy, Moscow Eng. Phys. Inst., Russia
fDate :
12/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A hypothesis for the birth of galactic cosmic rays in cosmic plasma pinches resulting from neck-type contractions that force plasma to jet outward is presented. It is shown that the accelerated particle energy, E, has a power law dependency dN/dE~ E-s with index s=1+√3=2.732 at the moment of neck breaking or pinch disruption. This value coincides with an observed galactic cosmic ray index s=2.7. This result corroborates other evidence for the existence of electric currents in cosmic plasma
Keywords :
astrophysical plasma; cosmic ray origin; galactic cosmic rays; pinch effect; accelerated particle energy; cosmic ray generation; electric currents; galactic cosmic rays; neck-type contractions; plasma pinches; Acceleration; Atmosphere; Atomic measurements; Cosmic rays; Current; Helium; Laboratories; Neck; Plasma accelerators; Surface tension;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on