The "step feature" of suprathermal ion distributions: a discriminator between acceleration processes?

The discussion of exactly which process is causing the preferred build-up of <i>v</i><sup>&minus;5</sup>-power law tails of the velocity distribution of suprathermal particles in the solar wind is still ongoing. Criteria allowing one to discriminate between the various...

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Main Authors: H. J. Fahr, H. Fichtner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-09-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/30/1315/2012/angeo-30-1315-2012.pdf