In the case of a low beta plasma β 〈〈 me/mi, the electron acceleration by small amplitude solitary kinetic Alfvén wave is studied. It is found that the electron can be only accelerated along the ambient magnet...In the case of a low beta plasma β 〈〈 me/mi, the electron acceleration by small amplitude solitary kinetic Alfvén wave is studied. It is found that the electron can be only accelerated along the ambient magnetic field. The maximum velocity of accelerated electron approaches to twice Alfvén velocity. In the perpendicular direction, the dc electric field acceleration term and surfing acceleration term almost cancel each other out.展开更多
The electron acceleration by a finite-amplitude solitary kinetic Alfven wave (SKAW) in the low-β magnetized plasma is presented. It is found that the electron can be ettlciently accelerated in both the parallel and...The electron acceleration by a finite-amplitude solitary kinetic Alfven wave (SKAW) in the low-β magnetized plasma is presented. It is found that the electron can be ettlciently accelerated in both the parallel and the transverse directions of ambient magnetic field by a finite-amplitude SKAW up to several tenfold Alvin velocity within the time 0.08 μs. These results are greatly different from the case of the electron accelerated by a small- amplitude SKAW.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 10425312 and 40574065.
文摘In the case of a low beta plasma β 〈〈 me/mi, the electron acceleration by small amplitude solitary kinetic Alfvén wave is studied. It is found that the electron can be only accelerated along the ambient magnetic field. The maximum velocity of accelerated electron approaches to twice Alfvén velocity. In the perpendicular direction, the dc electric field acceleration term and surfing acceleration term almost cancel each other out.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 10373026 and 40574065.
文摘The electron acceleration by a finite-amplitude solitary kinetic Alfven wave (SKAW) in the low-β magnetized plasma is presented. It is found that the electron can be ettlciently accelerated in both the parallel and the transverse directions of ambient magnetic field by a finite-amplitude SKAW up to several tenfold Alvin velocity within the time 0.08 μs. These results are greatly different from the case of the electron accelerated by a small- amplitude SKAW.