Simultaneous measurements of energetic protons and electrons in the distant magnetosheath, magnetotail, and upstream in the solar wind

Details Simultaneous measurements of energetic protons and electrons in the distant magnetosheath, magnetotail, and upstream in the solar wind Simultaneous measurements of energetic protons and electrons in the distant magnetosheath, magnetotail, and upstream in the solar wind

Nov 1978

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978georl...5..961k&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 5, Nov. 1978, p. 961-964. National Research Council

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Earth Magnetosphere, Geomagnetic Tail, Magnetosheath, Satellite Observation, Solar Wind, Explorer Satellites, Lines Of Force, Magnetopause, Solar Electrons, Solar Protons

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The paper investigates the presence of energetic protons and electrons in the magnetopause/magnetosheath region of the tail as well as upstream from the bow shock in the solar wind, estimates the energy densities of protons and electrons, and assesses the relationship between the energies associated with these particles and the dayside reconnection region. The study is based on measurements in experiments on the IMP 7 and 8 spacecraft. It is shown that the energetic protons and electrons are present not only in the distant magnetosheath but also in the upstream solar wind and inside the magnetosphere. These protons carry much more energy (x50) than the electrons, and most likely originate inside the magnetosphere. Thus there appears to be little connection between the presence of these energetic particles in the distant magnetosheath region and the dayside reconnection region.

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