Linear Landau damping of oblique Alfvén waves has been proven to be a significant mechanism to account for the radial variations of power spectra of magnetic-field fluctuations in the solar wind. In this paper we compute, by using quasi-linear theory, the power that, through this mechanism, goes into particle heating and then discuss the relevance of this in relation to temperature variations observed in the solar wind.
Parallel Proton Heating In the Solar-wind By Oblique Alfven Waves / H. A., Shah; Iess, Luciano; M., Dobrowolny. - In: IL NUOVO CIMENTO DELLA SOCIETÀ ITALIANA DI FISICA. C, GEOPHYSICS AND SPACE PHYSICS. - ISSN 1124-1896. - 9:(1986), pp. 1035-1044. [10.1007/BF02507421]
Parallel Proton Heating In the Solar-wind By Oblique Alfven Waves
IESS, Luciano;
1986
Abstract
Linear Landau damping of oblique Alfvén waves has been proven to be a significant mechanism to account for the radial variations of power spectra of magnetic-field fluctuations in the solar wind. In this paper we compute, by using quasi-linear theory, the power that, through this mechanism, goes into particle heating and then discuss the relevance of this in relation to temperature variations observed in the solar wind.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.