Linear and Quasilinear Analysis of Parallel Propagating Electromagnetic Modes

In solar wind, the charged particles like electrons, protons, and alpha particles are detected to possess anisotropies in their temperatures. This skewness in their particles distributions acts as a source of free energies to excite different modes. These microinstabilities are known to be responsible for checking and limiting the upper levels of anisotropies, specifically near 1 AU, and thus explains the observations made with spacecrafts more accurately. Previously, threshold conditions for these unstable modes operative under different circumstances were presented as an inverse correlation between temperature anisotropy, T⊥/T‖, and parallel plasma beta, β‖. These relations were deduced on the basis of linear theory combined with observational fittings, or by simulations like Particle in Cell methods. In present study, a macroscopic quasilinear approach is adopted in which these correlations naturally emerge. A set of self-consistent quasilinear kinetic equations is formulated for dynamical temperatures and wave energy densities, separately, for homogeneous and inhomogeneous solar wind medium. The solutions of these equations are not only giving us a dynamical picture of temperatures and wave energy densities, but also confirm inverse correlation between temperature anisotropy and parallel plasma beta at final stages of numerical solutions. A bi-Maxwellian form of particle’s distribution is assumed all the time except that temperatures of solar wind species may vary in time t. The validity of same approximation is justified based on theoretical and simulations studies. Firstly, we have studied right-hand polarized electromagnetic electron cyclotron instability conditioned for T⊥e > T‖e based on core/halo components model. The time asymptotic states of core and halo electrons temperatures along with wave energy density are displayed. Marginal stability curves, separately, for core and halo electrons populations are confirmed at the saturation stages of particles trajectories in (β‖, T⊥/T‖) phase space. Secondly, a detailed quasilinear analysis of electrons firehose mode is carried out assuming dynamical ions. This left-hand polarized electromagnetic mode becomes excited for excessive parallel temperature i.e T‖e > T⊥e, and is important for an upper check of solar wind temperatures along the ambient magnetic field. Time history of parallel electron anisotropy regulation, variations in ions heating, and associated wave energy density saturation is shown. Final stages of numerical plots of dynamical equations are corresponded to electron firehose and electromagnetic ion cyclotron marginal stability curves. Thirdly, in quasilinear frame-work, assuming dynamical ions and electrons in an inhomogeneous solar wind medium, an interplay of electron and proton instabilities is studied. We point it out as one of the mechanisms of an outstanding issue that, the majority of data points are observed in near isotropic state in phase space for protons species. In fact, this interplay of proton-cyclotron and electron firehose instabilities is leading a counter-balancing effect which, in turn, prevents a further progression of solar wind protons towards marginal firehose state. At the end, the spatial damping for parallel propagating modes is also looked in degenerate environments employing a linear kinetic model. For field free case, a comparison of skin depth is made for degenerate and non-degenerate environments in different relativistic regimes. The role of ambient magnetic field is also characterized for these anomalous skin effects.