Fermi acceleration and particle pitch angle scattering
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1572-946X
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Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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Physics
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Abstract We suggest that sharp velocity gradients will exist in fluid-like turbulence in nearly collisionless plasma. This implies effective quenching of Fermi acceleration of thermal particles, but the Fermi acceleration coefficient for relativistic particles remains essentially unchanged.
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Electronic Resource
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