Alfven waves as a driving mechanism in stellar winds

Autor(es)

Vidotto, A. A. ^[1] ; Jatenco-Pereira, V. ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Astron Geofis & Ciencias Atmosfer, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Advances in Space Research; v. 46, n. 4, p. 509-513, AUG 16 2010.
• Citações Web of Science: 2

Resumo

Alfven waves have been invoked as an important mechanism of particle acceleration in stellar winds of cool stars. After their identification in the solar wind they started to be studied in winds of stars located in different regions of the FIR diagram. We discuss here some characteristics of these waves and we present a direct application in the acceleration of late-type stellar winds. (C) 2009 COSPAR. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 04/13846-6 - Ondas alfven em discos de acrescao, ventos e jatos de objetos estelares jovens.
• Beneficiário: Aline de Almeida Vidotto
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado