Theoretical derivation of diffusion-tensor coefficients for the transport of charged particles in magnetic fields [HEAP]

http://arxiv.org/abs/2212.04222


The transport of charged particles in various astrophysical environments permeated by magnetic fields is described in terms of a diffusion process, which relies on diffusion-tensor parameters generally inferred from Monte-Carlo simulations. Based on a red-noise approximation to model the two-point correlation function of the magnetic field experienced by charged particles between two successive times, the diffusion-tensor coefficients were previously derived in the case of pure turbulence. In this contribution to ECRS2022, the derivation is extended to the case of a mean field on top of the turbulence. The results are applicable to a variety of astrophysical environments in regimes where the Larmor radius of the particles is resonant with the power spectrum of the turbulence wavelength (gyro-resonant regime), or where the Larmor radius is greater than the largest turbulence wavelength (high-rigidity regime).

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O. Deligny
Fri, 9 Dec 22
50/75

Comments: Proceedings of the 27th European Cosmic Ray Symposium – ECRS 2022 – 25-29 July 2022 – Nijmegen, the Nederlands