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IT is commonly assumed that a simple compression of the magnetic field occurs in interstellar shock waves. Recent space observations of the Earth's bow shock show that turbulent amplification of the magnetic field can occur in a collisionless shock. I show here that radio observations of Tycho's supernova remnant indicate the presence of a shock wave with such magnetic field amplification.
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CHEVALIER, R. Magnetic field amplification in interstellar collisionless shock waves. Nature 266, 701–702 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/266701a0
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