Plasma dynamics in the magnetosheath. Pt. I. Behavior of the main ion components.

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Jan 1994

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Cosmic Res., Vol. 31, No. 4, p. 421 - 432

Computer Science

Solar Wind: Earth Magnetosphere

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Properties of solar wind plasma in the magnetosheath are analyzed, including a) the shape of the ion distribution function, which is shown to be a combination of three populations ("core", "shoulder", and "tail") with significantly different parameters, and b) the variability of the distribution function and hydrodynamic parameters, which is shown to exceed the corresponding variability for solar wind by roughly an order of magnitude. Selective measurements are used to compare the proton and alpha particle parameters in the magnetosheath. In many cross sections of the magnetosheath the velocity and temperature of the distribution "core" for alpha particles turned out to be significantly greater than the velocity (by ≍100 km/sec) and temperature (by ≍10 times) of the distribution "core" for protons.

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