Two-spacecraft observations of an interplanetary slow shock

Details Two-spacecraft observations of an interplanetary slow shock Two-spacecraft observations of an interplanetary slow shock

Mar 2009

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009jgra..11403105l&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 114, Issue A3, CiteID A03105

Physics

Plasma Physics

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Space Plasma Physics: Shock Waves (4455), Interplanetary Physics: Interplanetary Shocks, Space Plasma Physics: Mathematical And Numerical Techniques (0500, 3200), Nonlinear Geophysics: Nonlinear Waves, Shock Waves, Solitons (0689, 2487, 3280, 3285, 4275, 6934, 7851, 7852)

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Slow-mode shocks in space have been identified via one spacecraft observation by many authors since 1970. However, Feng et al. suggested that the analysis using single-spacecraft observation based only on the Rankine-Hugoniot relations could misinterpret a tangential discontinuity as a slow shock. In this paper, we identify a slow-mode shock using a model fitting based on both the Rankine-Hugoniot relations and intraspacecraft timing. As a result, we found a slow-shock solution that, including the local parameters and propagation time, agrees well with the observations. The slow shock may be associated with an asymmetric reconnection exhaust at a heliospheric current sheet.

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