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An analytic model of plasma-neutral coupling in the heliosphere plasma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 June 2010

DASTGEER SHAIKH  and
B. DASGUPTA
DASTGEER SHAIKH
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Alabama at Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35805, USA ([email protected]) Center for Space Physics and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR), University of Alabama at Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35805, USA
B. DASGUPTA
Affiliation:
Center for Space Physics and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR), University of Alabama at Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35805, USA
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Abstract

We have developed an analytic model to describe coupling of plasma and neutral fluids in the partially ionized heliosphere plasma medium. The sources employed in our analytic model are based on a κ-distribution as opposed to the Maxwellian distribution function. Our model uses the κ-distribution to analytically model the energetic neutral atoms that result in the heliosphere partially ionized plasma from charge exchange with the protons and subsequently produce a long tail, which is otherwise not describable by the Maxwellian distribution. We present our analytic formulation and describe major differences in the sources emerging from these two distinct distributions.

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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 76 , Special Issue 6: Advances in Photon Physics , December 2010 , pp. 919 - 927
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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