Physics – Plasma Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 1987
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987jgr....9213438l&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 92, Dec. 1, 1987, p. 13438-13446.
Physics
Plasma Physics
22
Bow Waves, Collisionless Plasmas, Heat Transfer, Ion Temperature, Shock Waves, Kinetic Energy, Particle Interactions, Plasma Physics, Plasma Turbulence
Scientific paper
The present paper is a continuation of the preceding article by Lee et al., (1986) in which it is suggested that the nonadiabatic motion of the directly transmitted ions in a quasi-perpendicular shock wave can result in an increase of the ion kinetic temperature transverse to the ambient magnetic field in the downstream. A series of computer simulations based on a hybrid code have been carried out to examine the dynamics of the transmitted ions in both the subcritical and supercritical shock waves. It is found that, in both cases, the directly transmitted ions can contribute to the heating process. In the case of a resistiveless supercritical shock, the reflected and transmitted ions can be equally important; whereas for a subcritical shock, the transmitted ions are primarily responsible for the ion heating.
Lee Clarence L.
Mandt M. E.
Wu Shang-Chen
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