THE TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN PROTONS AND ELECTRONS AND THE DISSIPATION OF KINETIC ALFVEN WAVES IN THE SOLAR WIND

XIAO Chijie; SONG Liting

doi:10.11728/cjss1998.04.296

Volume 18 Issue 4

Dec. 1998

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XIAO Chijie, SONG Liting. THE TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN PROTONS AND ELECTRONS AND THE DISSIPATION OF KINETIC ALFVEN WAVES IN THE SOLAR WIND[J]. Chinese Journal of Space Science, 1998, 18(4): 296-300. doi: 10.11728/cjss1998.04.296

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XIAO Chijie, SONG Liting. THE TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN PROTONS AND ELECTRONS AND THE DISSIPATION OF KINETIC ALFVEN WAVES IN THE SOLAR WIND[J]. Chinese Journal of Space Science, 1998, 18(4): 296-300. doi: 10.11728/cjss1998.04.296

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THE TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN PROTONS AND ELECTRONS AND THE DISSIPATION OF KINETIC ALFVEN WAVES IN THE SOLAR WIND

doi: 10.11728/cjss1998.04.296 cstr: 32142.14.cjss1998.04.296

Department of Geophysics, Peking University, Beijing 100871

Received Date: 1997-12-23
Rev Recd Date: 1998-06-27
Publish Date: 1998-12-24

Abstract

Abstract

The dissipation energy ratio of kinetic Alfven waves between proton and electrons is calculated in details based on the dissipation principle of kinetic Alfven waves. It provides a simple explanation of the fact of the higher proton temperature compared with electrons in high speed stream of the solar wind. The rapid cooling of electrons at r<10R_s is explained qualitatively.
- Kinetic Alfven wave,
- High-speed stream of solar wind,
- Tempeature of proton,
- Temperature of electron