Abstract:There is wide observational evidence that electron velocity distribution functions (eVDF) observed in the solar wind generally present enhanced tails and field-aligned skewness. These properties may induce the excitation of electromagnetic perturbations through the whistler heatflux instability (WHFI), that may contribute to a non-collisional regulation of the electron heat-flux values observed in the solar wind via wave-particle interactions. Recently, a new way to model the solar wind eVDF has been proposed:… Show more
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