Non-thermal velocity distribution functions in the interplanetary medium: on their origin and consequences for the solar wind acceleration

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Solar Wind, Interplanetary Matter, Velocity Distribution

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Non-thermal electron and ion velocity distribution is permanently observed in the solar wind. The exact origins of such departures from equilibrium Maxwell-Boltzmann distributions remain unclear. It is however believed that the rarity of Coulomb collisions in most of the extended corona and solar wind play a crucial role in the mechanisms which produce and/or maintain such distributions. In this lecture, we will summarize the various observations of those distributions and discuss their possible coronal origin and role in the solar wind acceleration processes.

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