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Release of protons with energy >1018 eV from intergalactic magnetic field into interstellar magnetic field

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Drift instabilities arising when accelerated protons are trapped in the intergalactic medium are examined. If α, the ratio of total (plasma + energetic particles) pressure and magnetic field pressure is larger than some value α≃0.1 to 0.3, the magnetic trap is destroyed and protons are released into interstellar medium. If α<α*, the trapped protons exhibit gradient instability due to magnetic drift resonance. This ‘universal’ instability results in rapid development of strong Alfvén wave turbulence with small wavelengths transverse to the magnetic field. Particle diffusion due to the waves has a rather complicated character and appears to be weak as compared to quasilinear diffusion.

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    Ajoy K. Dasgupta

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Dasgupta, A.K. Release of protons with energy >1018 eV from intergalactic magnetic field into interstellar magnetic field. Astrophys Space Sci 94, 171–175 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00651769

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