Radial Evolution of Non-Maxwellian Electron Populations Derived from Quasi-thermal Noise Spectroscopy: Parker Solar Probe Observations - INSU - Institut national des sciences de l'Univers
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Radial Evolution of Non-Maxwellian Electron Populations Derived from Quasi-thermal Noise Spectroscopy: Parker Solar Probe Observations

Xianming Zheng
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Mihailo M. Martinović
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Viviane Pierrard
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Kristopher G. Klein
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Joel B. Abraham
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Yong Liu
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Jingting Luo
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Xiaodong Lin
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Guoqing Liu
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Jingchun Li
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Understanding the transport of energy within space plasmas, particularly in the solar wind, remains a complex challenge. Accurate measurement of electron temperatures and their nonthermal characteristics is crucial for comprehending energy transport properties in plasmas. Quasi-thermal-noise (QTN) spectroscopy has emerged as a dependable tool for precise electron parameters assessment as it is less susceptible to spacecraft effects than particle detectors. In this study, we apply a QTN spectroscopy fitting method to analyze data from the Parker Solar Probe FIELDS radio instrument obtained during Encounters 2 through 13, under unbiased antenna conditions. We use the kappa function to characterize the electron velocity distribution and employ a fitting technique to derive the changes in each parameter across heliocentric distances ranging from 12 Rs to 76 Rs. Specifically, we find that the electron density scales as n e ∝ r ‑2.09±0.04 and the T e ∝ r ‑0.65±0.02. The distribution of the kappa index has three distinct regions as a function of radial distance from the Sun. Furthermore, we conduct a statistical analysis of solar wind energy flux which we finds follows a power-law relationship w total ∝ r ‑1.92±0.04.

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insu-04853398 , version 1 (24-12-2024)

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Xianming Zheng, Mihailo M. Martinović, Viviane Pierrard, Kristopher G. Klein, Mingzhe Liu, et al.. Radial Evolution of Non-Maxwellian Electron Populations Derived from Quasi-thermal Noise Spectroscopy: Parker Solar Probe Observations. The Astrophysical Journal, 2024, 977, ⟨10.3847/1538-4357/ad7d05⟩. ⟨insu-04853398⟩
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