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Electron heating within interaction zones of simple high-speed solar wind streamsIn the present paper, electron heating within the high-speed portions of three simple stream-stream interaction zones is studied to further our understanding of the physics of heat flux regulation in interplanetary space. To this end, the thermal signals present in the compressions at the leading edges of the simple high-speed streams are analyzed, showing that the data are inconsistent with the Spitzer conductivity. Instead, a polynomial law is found to apply. Its implication concerning the mechanism of interplanetary heat conduction is discussed, and the results of applying this conductivity law to high-speed flows inside of 1 AU are studied. A self-consistent model of the radial evolution of electrons in the high-speed solar wind is proposed.
Document ID
19790031432
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Feldman, W. C.
(Los Alamos Scientific Lab. NM, United States)
Asbridge, J. R.
(Los Alamos Scientific Lab. NM, United States)
Bame, S. J.
(Los Alamos Scientific Lab. NM, United States)
Gosling, J. T.
(Los Alamos Scientific Lab. NM, United States)
Lemons, D. S.
(California, University Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Los Alamos, N. Mex., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1978
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 83
Subject Category
Solar Physics
Accession Number
79A15445
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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