Ion pick-up by finite amplitude parallel propagating Alfvén wave

Details Ion pick-up by finite amplitude parallel propagating Alfvén wave Ion pick-up by finite amplitude parallel propagating Alfvén wave

2007-03-27

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0703683v2

Astrophys.J.661:L105-L108,2007

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Scientific paper

10.1086/518420

Two scenarios of possible ion heating due to finite amplitude parallel propagating Alfv\'en waves in the solar atmosphere are investigated using a 1D test particle approach. 1. An finite amplitude Alfv\'en wave is instantly introduced into a plasma (or equivalently, new ions are instantly created). 2. New ions are constantly created. In both scenarios, ions will be picked up by the Alfv\'en wave. In case 1, the wave scatters ions in the transverse direction leading to a randomization (or heating) process. This process is complete when a phase shift of $\pm \pi$ in the ion gyro-speed is produced between particles with characteristic parallel thermal speed and particles with zero parallel speed. This corresponds to $t={\pi \over k v_{th}}$ ($k$ is the wave number and $v_{th}$ is the ion thermal speed). A ring velocity distribution can be produced for large wave amplitude. The process yields a mass-proportional heating in the transverse direction, a temperature anisotropy and a bulk flow along the background magnetic field. In case 2, continuous ion creation represents a continuing phase shift in the ion gyro-speed leading to heating. New particles are picked up by the Alfv\'en wave within one ion gyroperiod. It is speculated that the mechanism may operate in the chromosphere and active regions where transient events may generate finite amplitude Alfv\'en waves.

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