Evidence for ion jets in the high-speed solar wind

Details Evidence for ion jets in the high-speed solar wind Evidence for ion jets in the high-speed solar wind

Apr 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993jgr....98.5593f&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 98, no. A4, p. 5593-5605.

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Alpha Particles, Ion Distribution, Plasma Jets, Proton Beams, Solar Wind Velocity, Explorer 47 Satellite, Explorer 50 Satellite, Helium

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Results of an investigation of shapes of proton and alpha particle velocity distribution functions in the high-speed solar wind for the time period from 1973 to 1987 are presented. It is suggested that a modest amount of heating results from the damping of waves, whereas additional heating and the bulk of the acceleration is associated with the direct conversion of magnetic energy flux to plasma convection and enthalpy flux through the process of magnetic reconnection. The present two-component model of heating and acceleration predicts that the ambient flow of plasma from coronal holes is characterized by a low-speed and a low-mass flux. The proton flux is insufficient to drag alpha particles out of the solar gravitational potential well.

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