• DocumentCode
    563637
  • Title

    Magnetic field generation in Crab Nebula by PIC simulations

  • Author

    Okada, T. ; Saeki, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Naka-machi, Koganei-shi, 184-8588, Japan
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    20-25 June 2000
  • Firstpage
    849
  • Lastpage
    852
  • Abstract
    Intense magnetic field generation in Crab Nebula is studied by 2-D particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation. We have proposed mechanism of magnetic field generation by Weibel-type electromagnetic instability. We apply our theory to Crab Nebula and obtain intense magnetic field by 2-D PIC simulation.
  • Keywords
    Crab Nebula; PIC simulation; Weibel instability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    High-Power Particle Beams, 2000 13th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Nagaoka, Japan
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6220001