An ion-cyclotron resonance-driven three-fluid model of the slow wind near the sun

Y. Chen*, X. Li

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Abstract

A three-fluid slow wind consisting of electrons, protons, and O +5 ions is constructed to account for a recent UVCS/SOHO observation. In this model, ion-cyclotron waves, which are assumed to be generated by a Kolmogorov turbulent cascade, are assumed to play a key role in driving the slow solar wind. By reproducing recent measurements on the 0~5 parameters along a streamer axis and the well-known average proton flux in the slow wind near the Earth, it is demonstrated that the ion-cyclotron resonance mechanism proposed to explain the observations in the coronal hole and fast wind may also be important to the ions in the slow solar wind.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)L41-L44
JournalAstrophysical Journal
Volume609
Issue number1 II
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01 Jul 2004

Keywords

  • Solar wind
  • Sun: corona

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