Kinetic theory of the electron strahl in the solar wind
Kinetic theory of the electron strahl in the solar wind
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太阳风中电子斯特拉尔的动力学理论
DOI:
10.1093/mnras/stz2378
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发表时间:
2019
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4.8
通讯作者:
Horaites, Konstantinos
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作者:
Boldyrev, Stanislav;Horaites, Konstantinos
We develop a kinetic theory for the electron strahl, a beam of energetic electrons which propagate from the sun along the Parker-spiral-shaped magnetic field lines. Assuming a Maxwellian electron distribution function in the near-sun region where the plasma is collisional, we derive the strahl distribution function at larger heliospheric distances. We consider the two most important mechanisms that broaden the strahl: Coulomb collisions and interactions with oblique ambient whistler turbulence (anomalous diffusion). We propose that the energy regimes where these mechanisms are important are separated by an approximate threshold,; for the electron kinetic energiesthe strahl width is mostly governed by Coulomb collisions, while forby interactions with the whistlers. The Coulomb broadening decreases as the electron energy increases; the whistler-dominated broadening, on the contrary, increases with energy and it can lead to efficient isotropization of energetic electrons and to the formation of the electron halo. The threshold energyis relatively high in the regions closer to the sun, and it gradually decreases with the distance, implying that the anomalous diffusion becomes progressively more important at large heliospheric distances. At 1 au, we estimate the energy threshold to be about.
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