Publication: Charged Particle Diffusion in Isotropic Random Magnetic Fields
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2017-03-10
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15384357
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0004637X
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Mahidol University
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Astrophysical Journal. Vol.837, No.2 (2017)
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P. Subedi, W. Sonsrettee, P. Blasi, D. Ruffolo, W. H. Matthaeus, D. Montgomery, P. Chuychai, P. Dmitruk, M. Wan, T. N. Parashar, R. Chhiber Charged Particle Diffusion in Isotropic Random Magnetic Fields. Astrophysical Journal. Vol.837, No.2 (2017). doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aa603a Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/42496
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Charged Particle Diffusion in Isotropic Random Magnetic Fields
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© 2017. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.. The investigation of the diffusive transport of charged particles in a turbulent magnetic field remains a subject of considerable interest. Research has most frequently concentrated on determining the diffusion coefficient in the presence of a mean magnetic field. Here we consider the diffusion of charged particles in fully three-dimensional isotropic turbulent magnetic fields with no mean field, which may be pertinent to many astrophysical situations. We identify different ranges of particle energy depending upon the ratio of Larmor radius to the characteristic outer length scale of turbulence. Two different theoretical models are proposed to calculate the diffusion coefficient, each applicable to a distinct range of particle energies. The theoretical results are compared to those from computer simulations, showing good agreement.