Stochastic acceleration of 3He and 4He by parallel propagating plasma waves

被引:40
作者
Liu, SM
Petrosian, V
Mason, GM
机构
[1] Stanford Univ, Dept Phys, Ctr Space Sci & Astrophys, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[2] Stanford Univ, Dept Phys & Appl Phys, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[3] Univ Maryland, Dept Phys, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
[4] Univ Maryland, Inst Phys Sci & Technol, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
关键词
acceleration of particles; plasmas; Sun : abundances; Sun : flares; turbulence;
D O I
10.1086/425070
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Stochastic acceleration of He-3 and He-4 from a thermal background by parallel propagating turbulent plasma waves with an assumed power-law spectrum of the wavenumber is studied. In the model the acceleration rate is reduced considerably when the interaction is dominated by one of the several resonant wave modes. At low energies, this happens for He-4 but not for He-3. As a result, the acceleration of He-4 is suppressed by a barrier below similar to100 keV nucleon(-1), and there is a prominent quasi-thermal component in the He-4 spectra, while almost all He-3 ions are accelerated to high energies. The model accounts for the large enrichment of He-3 observed in impulsive solar energetic particle events and fits the spectra of both ions with reasonable plasma parameters. This study also indicates that the acceleration, Coulomb losses, and diffusive escape of particles from the acceleration site all play important roles in shaping the ion spectra, which may explain the varied spectral shapes observed recently by the Advanced Composition Explorer. However, for further quantitative analysis and to apply the model to the acceleration of other ions, the generation and evolution of the turbulence need to be addressed.
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页码:L81 / L84
页数:4
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