Collisionless dissipation processes in quasi-parallel shocks

Details Collisionless dissipation processes in quasi-parallel shocks Collisionless dissipation processes in quasi-parallel shocks

Jun 1983

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Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 10, June 1983, p. 471-474. Research supported by the U.S. Department of Ener

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Collisionless Plasmas, Shock Waves, Solar Wind, Computerized Simulation, Electron Energy, Ion Temperature, Particle In Cell Technique, Plasma Turbulence

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The evolution of collisionless, quasi-parallel shocks (the angle between the shock normal and the upstream magnetic field being less than 45 deg) is examined using two dimensional particle simulations. Reflected ions upstream from the shock are observed with average guiding center velocity and gyrational energy which agree well with the prediction of simple specular reflection. Strong ion heating through the shock ramp is apparently caused by large amplitude whistler turbulence. A flux of suprathermal electrons is also the magnetic field direction. Much stronger ion heating occurs in the shock than electron heating. The relevance of this work to the earth's bow shock is discussed.

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