Quasi-Exospheric Heat Flux of Solar-Wind Electrons.
Abstract
Density, bulk-velocity, and heat-flow moments are calculated for truncated Maxwellian distributions representing the cool and hot populations of solar-wind electrons, as realized at the base of a hypothetical exosphere. The electrostatic potential is thus calculated by requiring charge quasi-neutrality and the absence of electrical current. Plasma-kinetic coupling of the cool-electron and proton bulk velocities leads to an increase in the electrostatic potential and a decrease in the heat-flow moment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 15, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA011764
Entities
People
- Aharon Eviatar
- Michael P. Schultz
Organizations
- The Aerospace Corporation