Published May 1981 | Version v1
Journal article

Nonresonant mechanism for ion heating by MHD waves

  • 1. Institute of Geomagnetism, the Ionosphere, and Radio Wave Propagation, Siberian Branch, Academy of Sciences of the USSR

Description

Plasma heating by fast magnetosonic waves is studied. It is assumed that the particles are not at resonance with the waves and have a velocity much smaller than the Alfven velocity. The interaction with the waves results from the presence of a low-frequency tail on the spectrum of magnetic perturbations. Some specific mechanisms which might lead to this tail are proposed. Astrophysical applications are discussed

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Journal Title
Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.)
Journal Volume
7
Journal Issue
3
Series
Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.).
Journal Page Range
350-353