Modeling Ion Acceleration and Transport in Corotating Interaction Regions: The Mass-to-charge Ratio Dependence of the Particle Spectrum
| Autor: | Zheyi Ding, Gang Li, Nicolas Wijsen, Stefaan Poedts, Shuo Yao |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Vol 964, Iss 1, p L8 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2041-8213 2041-8205 |
| DOI: | 10.3847/2041-8213/ad2f3c |
| Popis: | We investigate the role of perpendicular diffusion in shaping the energetic ion spectrum in corotating interaction regions (CIRs), focusing on its mass-to-charge ( A / Q ) ratio dependence. We simulate a synthetic CIR using the EUropean Heliospheric FORecasting Information Asset and model the subsequent ion acceleration and transport by solving the focused transport equation incorporating both parallel and perpendicular diffusion. Our results reveal distinct differences in ion spectra between scenarios with and without perpendicular diffusion. In the absence of perpendicular diffusion, ion spectra near CIRs show a strong ( A / Q ) ^ϵ dependence with ϵ depending on the turbulence spectral index, agreeing with theoretical predictions. In contrast, the incorporation of perpendicular diffusion, characterized by a weak A / Q dependence, leads to similar spectra for different ion species. This qualitatively agrees with observations of energetic particles in CIRs. |
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