Acceleration of solar wind particles due to inertial Alfvén waves

Abstract

Gaining an understanding of the effects and dynamics of the solar wind is crucial for the study of space weather, Earth’s magnetosphere, spacecraft protection, the dynamics of the Solar System, and various other aspects. Observations show that Alfvén waves effectively transfer energy to resonant particles. This study demonstrates how inertial Alfvén waves deliver their energy to resonant plasma particles in different solar environments under certain conditions. The analysis shows that inertial Alfvén waves experience more rapid damping with increasing parallel wavenumber, ambient magnetic field strength, and particle number density, coupled with a decrease in temperature. The rate of energy transfer to resonant particles intensifies with higher temperatures and reduced parallel wavenumber and particle number density. Particles with higher initial velocities actively participate in Landau damping, especially in regions with a stronger ambient magnetic field.