Speaker
Vladimir Zirakashvili
(Pushkov Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radiowave Propagation, Moscow, Russia)
Description
Acceleration of cosmic rays in astrophysical jets is investigated. Particles are
accelerated at the outer bow shock and by shear flows in the jet cocoon.
Applications for the origin and chemical composition of
ultra high energy cosmic rays are discussed.
Primary authors
Vladimir Zirakashvili
(Pushkov Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radiowave Propagation, Moscow, Russia)
Vladimir Ptuskin
(IZMIRAN)
Svetlana Rogovaya
(IZMIRAN)
