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Giacalone et al. 1992
Giacalone, J., Burgess, D., Schwartz, S.J. and Ellison, D.C. (1992). Hybrid simulations of protons strongly accelerated by a parallel collisionless shock. Geophysical Research Letters 19: doi: 10.1029/92GL00379. issn: 0094-8276.

We present initial results from one-dimensional hybrid simulations which directly address the problems of using such methods to simulate the acceleration of ions to high energy by parallel shocks. As particles are accelerated from the thermal populations, they are repeatedly ''split,'' thereby ensuring statistically valid energy spectra covering a wide dynamic range. In order to model the complex foreshock, as expected if the simulation domain were large enough, and as seen in observations, we introduce a source of upstream turbulence. This turbulence produces an enhanced high energy tail in the upstream particle distribution extending to over a hundred times the plasma flow energy, and a prominent shoulder downstream. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1992

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Space Plasma Physics, Charged particle motion and acceleration, Solar Physics, Astrophysics, and Astronomy, Energetic particles, Space Plasma Physics, Numerical simulation studies, Interplanetary Physics, Planetary bow shocks
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Geophysical Research Letters
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