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    Alpha Core–Beam Origin in Low-β Solar Wind Plasma: Insights from Fully Kinetic Simulations

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    Pezzini, L.
    Bacchini, F.
    Zhukov, A.N.
    Arró, G.
    López, R.A.
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    Discipline
    Physical sciences
    Subject
    Plasma physics
    Space plasmas
    Solar wind
    Alfven waves
    Plasma astrophysics
    Audience
    Scientific
    Date
    2026
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    In situ observations of the fast solar wind in the inner heliosphere show that minor ions and ion subpopulations often exhibit distinct drift velocities. Both alpha particles and proton beams stream at speeds that rarely exceed the local Alfvén speed relative to the core protons, suggesting the presence of instabilities that constrain their maximum drift. We aim to propose a mechanism that generates an alpha-particle beam through nonlinear Landau damping, primarily driven by the relative super-Alfvénic drift between protons and alpha particles. To investigate this process, we perform one-dimensional, fully kinetic particle-in-cell simulations of a nonequilibrium multispecies plasma complemented by its linear theory to validate the model during the linear phase. Our results provide clear evidence that the system evolves by producing an alpha-particle beam, thereby suggesting a local mechanism for alpha-beam generation via nonlinear Landau damping.
    Citation
    Pezzini, L.; Bacchini, F.; Zhukov, A.N.; Arró, G.; López, R.A. (2026). Alpha Core–Beam Origin in Low-β Solar Wind Plasma: Insights from Fully Kinetic Simulations. , The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 997, Issue 2, A158, DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ae27a3.
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    uri: https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/14547
    doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ae27a3
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    Yes
    Language
    eng
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