Subthreshold stochastic diffusion with application to selective acceleration of He-3 in solar flares

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics

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Diffusion, Particle Acceleration, Solar Flares, Helium Plasma, Hydrogen Plasma, Plasma Resonance, Stochastic Processes, Wave-Particle Interactions

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A mechanism of resonant acceleration driven by waves below the threshold for global chaos is discussed. It affects only resonant ions and proceeds through a stochastic network in phase space (Arnold web) characterizing this particular type of wave-particle interaction. A theory for selective acceleration of He-3 and He-3-like ions through resonant subthreshold diffusion is proposed. It relies on the coincidence of two natural resonances, the two-ion (He-4, H) hybrid plasma resonance with the ion cyclotron resonance of He-3. This occurs over a wide range of plasma parameters for relative abundances He-4/H about equal to 0.25. It is argued that existing low-frequency fluctuations or high-frequency noise tends to amplify the selective diffusion of He-3.

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