Transport coefficients in standard Kappa distributed plasmas: a comparative study

Jwailes, Mahmood J.; Barghouthi, Imad A.; Atawnah, Qusay S.

doi:10.5194/angeo-44-369-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-44-369-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-44-369-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 44, issue 1

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22 May 2026

Regular paper |

| 22 May 2026

Transport coefficients in standard Kappa distributed plasmas: a comparative study

Mahmood J. Jwailes, Imad A. Barghouthi, and Qusay S. Atawnah

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RC1:
'Comment on egusphere-2025-6474', Anonymous Referee #1, 14 Feb 2026

My detailed comments can be found in the attached file. Please note that for the above rating, some of my "no" answers would more accurately fall between "yes" and "no", but the system requires me to choose one. I selected "no" where I believe the criteria were not fully satisfied.

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-6474-RC1
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Mahmood Jwailes, 03 Apr 2026
  
  The authors would like to thank the reviewer for the feedback and for providing insightful recommendations on improving the study and the clarity of the text. We have responded to the reviewer's comments in the pdf attached.
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-6474-AC1
RC2:
'Comment on egusphere-2025-6474', Anonymous Referee #2, 31 Mar 2026

Please see comments in attached file.

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-6474-RC2
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Mahmood Jwailes, 03 Apr 2026
  
  The authors would like to thank the reviewer for the feedback and for providing insightful recommendations on improving the study and the clarity of the text. We have responded to the reviewer's comments in the pdf attached.
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-6474-AC2

Peer review completion

AR – Author's response | RR – Referee report | ED – Editor decision | EF – Editorial file upload

ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (03 Apr 2026) by Ana G. Elias

AR by Mahmood Jwailes on behalf of the Authors (09 Apr 2026) Author's response Author's tracked changes

EF by Katja Gänger (10 Apr 2026) Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (10 Apr 2026) by Ana G. Elias

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (27 Apr 2026)

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (11 May 2026)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (12 May 2026) by Ana G. Elias

AR by Mahmood Jwailes on behalf of the Authors (12 May 2026) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (14 May 2026) by Ana G. Elias

AR by Mahmood Jwailes on behalf of the Authors (14 May 2026) Manuscript

Short summary

Space plasmas often deviate from the usual thermal pattern assumed in most models. Using the standard Kappa distribution, we derived how this non-thermal energy spread alters electrical flow, heat transfer, and particle motion. We found that stronger deviations lower collision rates and enhance transport coefficients, while normal behaviour returns in the thermal limit, which improves our insight into space environments.

Transport coefficients in standard Kappa distributed plasmas: a comparative study

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