Electron heating within interaction zones of simple high-speed solar wind streams

Details Electron heating within interaction zones of simple high-speed solar wind streams Electron heating within interaction zones of simple high-speed solar wind streams

Nov 1978

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Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 83, Nov. 1, 1978, p. 5297-5303. Research sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and N

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Electron Energy, High Energy Interactions, Interplanetary Space, Solar Wind Velocity, Heat Transmission, Particle Interactions, Plasma Heating, Self Consistent Fields

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In the present paper, electron heating within the high-speed portions of three simple stream-stream interaction zones is studied to further our understanding of the physics of heat flux regulation in interplanetary space. To this end, the thermal signals present in the compressions at the leading edges of the simple high-speed streams are analyzed, showing that the data are inconsistent with the Spitzer conductivity. Instead, a polynomial law is found to apply. Its implication concerning the mechanism of interplanetary heat conduction is discussed, and the results of applying this conductivity law to high-speed flows inside of 1 AU are studied. A self-consistent model of the radial evolution of electrons in the high-speed solar wind is proposed.

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