Ultra-relativistic Plasma Shell Collisions in Pulsar Magnetospheres and γ-ray Bursts

Claus H. Jaroschek (), Christoph Nodes, Rüdiger Schopper, Hartmut Ruhl and Harald Lesch
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Claus H. Jaroschek: Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik Gießenbachstraße
Christoph Nodes: Universitäts-Sternwarte München
Rüdiger Schopper: Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik Gießenbachstraße
Hartmut Ruhl: General Atomics
Harald Lesch: Universitäts-Sternwarte München

A chapter in High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering, Munich 2004, 2005, pp 419-430 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Non-linear highly energetic plasma phenomena play a key-role in the understanding of astrophysical objects. We present plasma scenarios that provide a valid description for coherent radiation emission features observed from pulsar magnetospheres and for the self-consistent magnetic field generation essential for γ-ray burst synchrotron models. For this purpose we study ultra-relativistic plasma shell collisions with ensembles of up to 109 particles. We introduce the framework of the Particle-In-Cell (PIC) approach, details of the numerical realization and performance issues on the IBM REGATTA system of the Rechenzentrum Garching and the HITACHI supercomputer of the Leibniz Rechenzentrum. A final overview on simulation results and future perspectives closes the contribution.

Keywords: Neutron Star; Weibel Instability; Pulsar Magnetosphere; Relativistic Collision Energy; Free Electron Maser (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1007/3-540-26657-7_40

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