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    Solar Wind Density and Core Temperature Derived from the PSP Quasi-thermal Noise Measurements

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    Zheng, X.
    Liu, K.
    Martinović, M.M.
    Pierrard, V.
    Liu, M.
    He, Q.
    Cheng, K.
    Liu, Y.
    Wang, Y.
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    Discipline
    Physical sciences
    Subject
    Solar wind
    Space probes
    Space plasmas
    Plasma physics
    Audience
    Scientific
    Date
    2024
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    Description
    Quasi-thermal noise (QTN) spectroscopy is a valuable method to deduce important parameters in space plasma, such as plasma density and temperature, especially when direct particle measurements are not available. The present study develops a new fitting method to fit the QTN spectra observed by the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) with a comprehensive theoretical QTN spectral model. By combining the steepest descent and Levenberg–Marquardt algorithms, the new method is more flexible with initial guess values but still yields reliable solar wind electron density and temperature values. The new method is applied to derive the solar wind density and core temperature from the QTN measurements during 10 encounters of PSP. The electron density and temperature values obtained vary with the radial distance from the Sun as ne ∝ r−2.12 and Te ∝ r−0.71, both of which are consistent with existing models and previous results.
    Citation
    Zheng, X.; Liu, K.; Martinović, M.M.; Pierrard, V.; Liu, M.; He, Q.; Cheng, K.; Liu, Y.; Wang, Y. (2024). Solar Wind Density and Core Temperature Derived from the PSP Quasi-thermal Noise Measurements. , The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 963, Issue 2, A154, DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ad236d.
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    uri: https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/11301
    doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad236d
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    Article
    Peer-Review
    Yes
    Language
    eng
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