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On ion-cyclotron-resonance heating of the corona and solar wind

Tu, C. -Y.; Marsch, E.; Vocks, C.

This paper concisely summarizes and critically reviews recent work by the authors on models of the heating of the solar corona by resonance of ions with high-frequency waves (up to the proton cyclotron frequency). The quasi-linear theory of pitch angle diffusion is presented in connection with relevant solar wind proton observations. Hybrid fluid-…