Global Electron Thermodynamics in Radiatively Inefficient Accretion Flows

In the collisionless plasmas of radiatively inefficient accretion flows, heating and acceleration of ions and electrons are not well understood. Recent studies in the gyrokinetic limit revealed the importance of incorporating both the compressive and Alfvénic cascades when calculating the partition...

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Main Authors: Kaushik Satapathy, Dimitrios Psaltis, Feryal Özel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acef12