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Schwartz et al. 1981
Schwartz, S.J., Feldman, W.C. and Gary, S.P. (1981). Wave-electron interactions in the high speed solar wind. Journal of Geophysical Research 86: doi: 10.1029/JA086iA06p04574. issn: 0148-0227.

We investigate the role of plasma wave-particle interactions in modifying the electron velocity distributions of the high speed solar wind. Both electrostatic and electromagnetic fluctuations are considered. We find that interactions between thermal electrons and a small fraction of the observed wave spectrum provide a momentum exchange rate strong enough to compete with Coulomb collisions.

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