First year performance of the IceCube neutrino telescope

A Achterberg, M Ackermann, J Adams, J Ahrens… - Astroparticle …, 2006 - Elsevier
The first sensors of the IceCube neutrino observatory were deployed at the South Pole during
the austral summer of 2004–2005 and have been producing data since February 2005. …

Particle acceleration at ultrarelativistic shocks: an eigenfunction method

JG Kirk, AW Guthmann, YA Gallant… - The Astrophysical …, 2000 - iopscience.iop.org
We extend the eigenfunction method of computing the power-law spectrum of particles
accelerated at a relativistic shock front to apply to shocks of arbitrarily high Lorentz factor. In …

Particle acceleration by ultrarelativistic shocks: theory and simulations

A Achterberg, YA Gallant, JG Kirk… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
We consider the acceleration of charged particles near ultrarelativistic shocks, with Lorentz
factor . We present simulations of the acceleration process and compare these with results …

[HTML][HTML] The origin of cosmic rays above 10 18.5 eV

CA Norman, DB Melrose… - Astrophysical Journal v …, 1995 - adsabs.harvard.edu
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Ultra-high-energy cosmic ray acceleration by relativistic blast waves

YA Gallant, A Achterberg - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
We consider the acceleration of charged particles at the ultrarelativistic shocks, with Lorentz
factors Γ s ≫1 relative to the upstream medium, arising in relativistic fireball models of …

Pulsar wind nebulae in supernova remnants-Spherically symmetric hydrodynamical simulations

E van der Swaluw, A Achterberg, YA Gallant… - Astronomy & …, 2001 - aanda.org
A spherically symmetric model is presented for the interaction of a pulsar wind with the
associated supernova remnant. This results in a pulsar wind nebula whose evolution is coupled …

Cosmic-ray energy spectrum and composition up to the ankle: the case for a second Galactic component

S Thoudam, JP Rachen, A Van Vliet… - Astronomy & …, 2016 - aanda.org
Motivated by the recent high-precision measurements of cosmic rays by several new-generation
experiments, we have carried out a detailed study to understand the observed energy …

The Weibel instability in relativistic plasmas-I. Linear theory

A Achterberg, J Wiersma - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2007 - aanda.org
Aims.We discuss the linear theory of the Weibel instability in a relativistic plasma driven by
ultra-relativistic beams, describing the physics of the generation of magnetic fields in the ultra-…

The Weibel instability in relativistic plasmas-II. Nonlinear theory and stabilization mechanism

A Achterberg, J Wiersma, CA Norman - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2007 - aanda.org
Aims.We discuss the onset of the nonlinear stage of the electromagnetic Weibel instability in
a relativistic plasma, and the process of current coalescence that follows this instability. The …

Interaction of high-velocity pulsars with supernova remnant shells

E van der Swaluw, A Achterberg, YA Gallant… - Astronomy & …, 2003 - aanda.org
Hydrodynamical simulations are presented of a pulsar wind emitted by a supersonically moving
pulsar. The pulsar moves through the interstellar medium or, in the more interesting case…