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Stochastic re-acceleration in the ICM
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 August 2006
Abstract
Here we suggest that efficient stochastic particle re–acceleration in galaxy clusters may be driven by compressible modes. The damping of these modes is severely dominated by the TTD–resonance with thermal electrons and protons in the ICM. However, a small energy flux of these modes may be channelled into particle re-acceleration and this gives re-acceleration times of the order of ∼ 108 yrs, sufficient to mantain GeV radiating electrons in the ICM.
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- Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 2 , Highlights of Astronomy 14: Highlights of Astronomy , August 2006 , pp. 97
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- Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2007