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A theory of local and global processes which affect solar wind electrons. 2: experimental support
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Olbert, S. Scudder, J. D. |
| Copyright Year | 1979 |
| Description | The microscopic characteristics of the Coulomb cross section show that there are three natural subpopulations for plasma electrons: the subthermals with local kinetic energy E kT sub c; the transthermals with kT sub c E 7 kT sub c and the extrathermals E 7 kT sub c. Data from three experimental groups on three different spacecraft in the interplanetary medium over a radial range are presented to support the five interrelations projected between solar wind electron properties and changes in the interplanetary medium: (1) subthermals respond primarily to local changes (compression and rarefactions) in stream dynamics; (2) the extrathermal fraction of the ambient electron density should be anti-correlated with the asymptotic bulk speed; (3) the extrathermal "temperature" should be anti-correlated with the local wind speed at 1 AU; (4) the heat flux carried by electrons should be anti-correlated with the local bulk speed; and (5) the extrathermal differential 'temperature' should be nearly independent of radius within 1 AU. |
| File Size | 2106850 |
| Page Count | 64 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19790019938 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6xw97675 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1979-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Solar Physics Interplanetary Medium Electron Plasma Coulomb Collisions Knudsen Flow Solar Electrons Thermal Plasmas Heat Transmission Electron Distribution Electron Energy Solar Wind Solar Wind Velocity Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |