The ionization state of the solar wind
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6424609
The solar wind ionization state is 'frozen' within a few solar radii of the photosphere, and measurements of the ions at 1 a.u. can therefore potentially yield information about conditions at the base of the coronal expansion. If ions are assumed to flow at a steady, common bulk speed in a plasma with a Maxwellian electron distribution, the interplanetary ionization state is characteristic of the electron temperature in the coronal 'freezing-in' region. In this thesis, we examine the effect of relaxing one or more of these assumptions.
- Research Organization:
- National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6424609
- Report Number(s):
- PB-82-225590
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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