Transient Evolution of Nonlinear Localized Coherent Structures of Kinetic Alfvén Waves

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Jul 2007

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Solar Physics, Volume 243, Issue 2, pp.219-229

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We present numerical simulations of kinetic Alfvén waves (KAWs) and inertial Alfvén waves (IAWs) applicable to the solar wind, the solar corona, and the auroral regions, respectively, leading to the formation of coherent magnetic structures when the nonlinearity arises from ponderomotive effects and Joule heating. The nonlinear dynamical equation satisfies the modified nonlinear Schrödinger equation. The effect of nonlinear coupling between the main KAW/IAW and the perturbation, producing filamentary structures of the magnetic field, has been studied. Scalings in the spectral index of the power spectrum at different times have been calculated. These filamentary structures can act as a source for particle acceleration by wave - particle interaction because the KAWs/IAWs are mixed modes and Landau damping is possible.

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