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The non-linear saturation of whistler mode instability in the solar wind is considered here. The resulting heating and acceleration are calculated. It is shown that this instability heats predominantly the α-particles and the ratio of heating rates of α-particles to ions have been calculated. This instability is shown to be effective in accelerating α-particles than ions. However, this process cannot account for V α/V i ≥ 1.
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Revathy, P. Heating and acceleration of α-particles in the solar wind. Sol Phys 58, 397–403 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00157284
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