HEATING AND ACCELERATION OF MINOR IONS IN THE SOLAR-WIND

Authors
CZECHOWSKI A RATKIEWICZ R MCKENZIE JF AXFORD WI
Citation
A. Czechowski et al., HEATING AND ACCELERATION OF MINOR IONS IN THE SOLAR-WIND, Astronomy and astrophysics (Berlin), 335(1), 1998, pp. 303-308
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
Astronomy and astrophysics (Berlin) → ACNP
ISSN journal
00046361
Volume
335
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
303 - 308
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-6361(1998)335:1<303:HAAOMI>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
We make use of the results of a one-ion model of McKenzie et al. (1997 ) to obtain the critical solution describing the acceleration of a two -ion solar wind. The model includes preferential heating of the heavy ion species and the temperature anisotropy expected if the heating is predominantly due to ion-cyclotron damping. The relationship of the mo del to the picture emerging from UVCS/SOHO observations is discussed.