Particles are accelerated to very high, non-thermal energies in solar and space plasma
environments. While energy spectra of accelerated electrons often exhibit a power law, it …

The first-order Fermi acceleration of electrons requires an injection of electrons into a mildly
relativistic energy range. However, the mechanism of injection has remained a puzzle both …

Electrons are accelerated to nonthermal energies at shocks in space and astrophysical
environments. While shock drift acceleration (SDA) has been considered a key process of …

Electrons are accelerated to non-thermal energies at shocks in space and astrophysical
environments. While different mechanisms of electron acceleration have been proposed, it …

The importance of the electric potential along the field direction in the acceleration of
electrons in the quasi-perpendicular bow shock has been proposed. Nevertheless, the …

An extreme case of electron shock drift acceleration (SDA) in low Mach number collisionless
shocks is investigated as a plausible mechanism for the initial acceleration of relativistic …

Electron acceleration in collisionless shocks with arbitrary magnetic field orientations is
discussed. It is shown that the injection of thermal electrons into the diffusive shock …

In this paper we have developed a model to study the role of both electron and ion
nonthermalities on dust acoustic wave propagation in a complex plasma in presence of …

The injection problem in diffusive shock acceleration theory is discussed with particular
focus on electrons. The following issues are addressed: Why it has been considered to be …

The magneto-rotational instability (MRI) is believed to be the mechanism responsible for a
magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence that could lead to the accretion observed in proto …