Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 1989
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989jgr....9417035s&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 94, Dec. 1, 1989, p. 17035-17048.
Physics
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Bow Waves, Planetary Magnetic Fields, Shock Waves, Uranus (Planet), Whistlers, Shock Wave Propagation, Upstream, Voyager 2 Spacecraft, Waveforms
Scientific paper
Observations of magnetic field wave bursts upstream of the Uranian bow shock are reported which were recorded prior to the inbound shock crossing. Three wave types are identified. One exhibits a broad spectral enhancement from a few millihertz to about 50 mHz and is seen from 17 to 10 hr prior to the inbound shock crossing. It is argued that these waves are whistler waves that have propagated upstream from the shock. A second wave type has a spacecraft frame frequency between 20 and 40 mHz, is seen only within or immediately upstream of the shock pedestal, is right-hand polarized in the spacecraft frame, and has a typical burst duration of 90 s. The third wave type has a spacecraft frame frequency of about 0.15 Hz, is seen exclusively within the shock pedestal, is left-hand polarized in the spacecraft frame, and has a burst duration lasting up to 4 min. It is argued that the low-frequency bursts are whistler waves with phase speed comparable to, but in excess of, the solar wind speed.
Goldstein Melvyn L.
Smith Charles W.
Wong Hung K.
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