A New Estimate for Ion-Neutral Collisional Heating of the Interstellar ：中性离子碰撞加热的星际的一个新估计.pptVIP

The Propagation Distance and Sources of Interstellar Turbulence An apparently important process in the thermodynamics of the the DIG: Ion-Neutral Collisional Heating Calculation of Collisional Heating Rate Implications for ISM Heating A Gratifying Result Calculation suggests turbulent heating might provide important process in the thermodynamics of the interstellar medium. Further discussion and support from data in Minter and Balser, ApJ 484, L133, 1997 An odd and undesired consequence of these ideas: the propagation distance of interstellar turbulence Damping rate on neutral helium Possible Explanations Unknown, local sources of interstellar turbulence “Wave Percolation” through a lacunose ISM Colossal physical misunderstanding The microphysics of ion-neutral damping Mechanism 1: induced dipole moment in neutral by ion Mechanism 2: charge exchange Astronomers can benefit from interest in plasma physics; ion-neutral interactions are important in Tokamak confinement The Physics of Ion-Neutral Interactions I Interactions due to induced dipole moment of neutral atoms Collision frequency: The Physics of Ion-Neutral Interactions II: charge exchange Exchange creates fast neutral and slow ion Both processes relevant for conditions in the DIG It is probably worthwhile to revisit the microphysics of MHD wave damping via ion-neutral interactions Future Research Directions Detailed study of damping of MHD waves in a partially ionized plasma, paying attention to energy flow Laboratory experiments to test those results Astronomical observational tests for anomalous neutral heating in the DIG and similar ISM phases The Diffuse Ionized Gas (DIG) of the Interstellar Medium Density= 0.08 cc B field = 3 microG T=8000k VA=23.3 km/sec Helium ionization: 50%-100% neutral Estimates of PB(k) Radio scintillations measurements sensitive only to density n, not B or V Minter and Spangler (1996 ApJ 458, 184) used Faraday rotation to retrieve CB2 Approach here: use slow solar wind as a mode