Particle Acceleration by Shocks (GRAPPA/API)
Diffusive shock acceleration is the most likely explanation for many occurrences of energetic particles on scales ranging from the heliosphere to clusters of galaxies and with energies ranging from MeV to EeV. Remarkable progress has been made in the past decade in confronting theory with observation. We are increasingly able to make firm statements about how, where, when and to what energies particles are accelerated. However, some of the biggest questions remain unanswered.
Tony Bell — Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford University
Wednesday 29 May 2013, 15:30
Location: C4.174