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Transport of high-energy charged particles through spatially-intermittent turbulent magnetic fields

Abstract:
Identifying the sources of the highest energy cosmic rays requires understanding how they are deflected by the stochastic, spatially intermittent intergalactic magnetic field. Here we report measurements of energetic charged-particle propagation through a laser-produced magnetized plasma with these properties. We characterize the diffusive transport of the particles experimentally. The results show that the transport is diffusive and that, for the regime of interest for the highest-energy cosmic rays, the diffusion coefficient is unaffected by the spatial intermittency of the magnetic field.
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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.3847/1538-4357/ab7a19

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University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
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Author
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Role:
Author
More by this author
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Role:
Author
More by this author
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Role:
Author



Publisher:
American Astronomical Society
Journal:
Astrophysical Journal More from this journal
Volume:
892
Issue:
2
Article number:
114
Publication date:
2020-04-03
Acceptance date:
2020-02-11
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1538-4357
ISSN:
0004-637X


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