Partially ionized plasmas in astrophysics
JL Ballester, I Alexeev, M Collados, T Downes… - Space Science …, 2018 - Springer
Partially ionized plasmas are found across the Universe in many different astrophysical
environments. They constitute an essential ingredient of the solar atmosphere, molecular …
environments. They constitute an essential ingredient of the solar atmosphere, molecular …
Solar science with the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array—a new view of our Sun
Abstract The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is a new powerful tool for
observing the Sun at high spatial, temporal, and spectral resolution. These capabilities can …
observing the Sun at high spatial, temporal, and spectral resolution. These capabilities can …
Heating of the magnetized solar chromosphere by partial ionization effects
E Khomenko, M Collados - The Astrophysical Journal, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper, we study the heating of the magnetized solar chromosphere induced by the
large fraction of neutral atoms present in this layer. The presence of neutrals, together with …
large fraction of neutral atoms present in this layer. The presence of neutrals, together with …
A general nonlinear fluid model for reacting plasma-neutral mixtures
A generalized, computationally tractable fluid model for capturing the effects of neutral
particles in plasmas is derived. The model derivation begins with Boltzmann equations for …
particles in plasmas is derived. The model derivation begins with Boltzmann equations for …
Fluid description of multi-component solar partially ionized plasma
E Khomenko, M Collados, A Diaz, N Vitas - Physics of Plasmas, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
We derive self-consistent formalism for the description of multi-component partially ionized
solar plasma, by means of the coupled equations for the charged and neutral components …
solar plasma, by means of the coupled equations for the charged and neutral components …
Collisions, magnetization, and transport coefficients in the lower solar atmosphere
Context. The lower solar atmosphere is an intrinsically multi-component and collisional
environment with electron and proton collision frequencies in the range 10 8− 10 10 Hz …
environment with electron and proton collision frequencies in the range 10 8− 10 10 Hz …
Alfvén waves in a partially ionized two-fluid plasma
R Soler, M Carbonell, JL Ballester… - The Astrophysical …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Alfvén waves are a particular class of magnetohydrodynamic waves relevant in many
astrophysical and laboratory plasmas. In partially ionized plasmas the dynamics of Alfvén …
astrophysical and laboratory plasmas. In partially ionized plasmas the dynamics of Alfvén …
Ionized plasma and neutral gas coupling in the Sun's chromosphere and Earth's ionosphere/thermosphere
JE Leake, CR DeVore, JP Thayer, AG Burns… - Space Science …, 2014 - Springer
We review physical processes of ionized plasma and neutral gas coupling in the weakly
ionized, stratified, electromagnetically-permeated regions of the Sun's chromosphere and …
ionized, stratified, electromagnetically-permeated regions of the Sun's chromosphere and …
Alfvénic waves in the inhomogeneous solar atmosphere
The solar atmosphere is known to be replete with magneto-hydrodynamic wave modes, and
there has been significant investment in understanding how these waves propagate through …
there has been significant investment in understanding how these waves propagate through …
Two-fluid modeling of acoustic wave propagation in gravitationally stratified isothermal media
To study acoustic wave propagation and the corresponding energy deposition in partially
ionized plasmas, we use a two-fluid computational model that treats neutrals and charged …
ionized plasmas, we use a two-fluid computational model that treats neutrals and charged …