Proton beam Weibel instability simulations of energy transfer in gamma-ray bursts
Open Access
- 1 August 2010
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
- Vol. 244 (4), 042006
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/244/4/042006
Abstract
Proton beam Weibel instability may explain key ingredients for Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs): amplified magnetic field, relativistic electron production and a power law energy distribution. By using particle-in-cell simulations, we demonstrate that a part of the directed kinetic energy of a proton beam is converted into kinetic energy of electrons, ions, electric and magnetic fields. A finite lifetime for the magnetic field is demonstrated, indicating a maximum for the GRB duration. An experiment probing the GRB environment is proposed.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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