Evidence for specularly reflected ions upstream from the quasi-parallel bow shock

Details Evidence for specularly reflected ions upstream from the quasi-parallel bow shock Evidence for specularly reflected ions upstream from the quasi-parallel bow shock

Dec 1982

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Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 9, Dec. 1982, p. 1333-1336. Research supported by the U.S. Department of Energy and Bundesmin

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Bow Waves, Ion Motion, Shock Wave Propagation, Specular Reflection, Distribution Functions, International Sun Earth Explorers, Satellite Observation, Solar Wind, Velocity Distribution

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Ion velocity distributions in the form of bunches of gyrating particles traveling along helical paths have been observed moving sunward immediately upstream from quasi-parallel parts of the earth's bow shock using Los Alamos/Garching instruments on ISEE-1 and -2. These distributions have characteristics which indicate that they are produced by the nearly specular reflection at the shock of a portion of the incident solar wind ions. In particular, the guiding center motion and the gyrospeeds of the gyrating ions are quantitatively consistent with simple geometrical considerations for specular reflection. These considerations reveal that specularly reflected ions can escape upstream when the angle between the upstream magnetic field and the local shock normal is less than 45 deg but not when the angle is greater than 45 deg. These upstream gyrating ions are an important signature of one of the processes by which solar wind streaming energy is dissipated into other forms of energy at the shock.

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