Energetic electrons in the magnetosheath and upstream of the bow shock

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Jan 1982

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982jgr....87...85b&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 87, Jan. 1, 1982, p. 85-94.

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Bow Waves, High Energy Electrons, Magnetosheath, Magnetospheric Electron Density, Shock Wave Interaction, Transport Properties, Upstream, Angular Distribution, Magnetopause, Mean Free Path, Satellite Sounding, Temporal Resolution

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Four years of data gathered by the IMP 8 electron/isotope spectrometer are used in a study of the characteristics and transport of electrons of more than 200 keV, both upstream of the earth's bow shock and in the outer magnetosheath. With the aid of a new coordinate system, it is shown that (1) the upstream electron bursts are most often seen on interplanetary field lines which trace to the inner magnetosheath, and (2) the total energy transported sunward by the electrons averages about 1.6 x 10 to the 14th ergs/sec. This figure is comparable to the tailward energy flow observed in the permanent layer of energetic electrons adjacent to the magnetopause. The net flow of energetic electrons in the magnetosheath is toward the shock, and nearly equals the net flow away from the shock in the adjacent upstream region. The energetic electrons studied appear to be closely related, and may have a common origin in either the inner magnetosheath or the magnetosphere.

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