Cosmic Ray Dynamics in Galaxies and Galaxy Clusters
- Degree Grantor:
- University of California, Santa Barbara. Physics
- Degree Supervisor:
- Peng Oh
- Place of Publication:
- [Santa Barbara, Calif.]
- Publisher:
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- Creation Date:
- 2015
- Issued Date:
- 2015
- Topics:
- Astrophysics
- Keywords:
- Cosmic rays,
Galaxy clusters, and
Galaxies - Genres:
- Online resources and Dissertations, Academic
- Dissertation:
- Ph.D.--University of California, Santa Barbara, 2015
- Description:
Cosmic rays comprise a significant amount of energy in galaxy clusters, and are as energetically important in galaxies as the thermal gas. A careful treatment of cosmic ray transport is necessary to predict dynamics (such as CR driven winds) based on the radio observations which indicate their abundance. Yet the physics of cosmic ray transport are not very well understood. In this dissertation I will discuss how cosmic rays travel through and couple energetically with magnetized plasma, focusing specifically on the effects of streaming and heating in cluster and galactic environments.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (187 pages)
- Format:
- Text
- Collection(s):
- UCSB electronic theses and dissertations
- Other Versions:
- http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqm&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3724827
- ARK:
- ark:/48907/f34t6gjj
- ISBN:
- 9781339084978
- Catalog System Number:
- 990045716270203776
- Copyright:
- Joshua Wiener, 2015
- Rights:
- In Copyright
- Copyright Holder:
- Joshua Wiener
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