Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jun 1989
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989baicz..40..175v&link_type=abstract
Astronomical Institutes of Czechoslovakia, Bulletin (ISSN 0004-6248), vol. 40, no. 3, June 1989, p. 175-188.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Electron Acceleration, Electron Energy, Shock Waves, Solar Electrons, Solar Wind, Angular Distribution, Imp, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Pitch (Inclination)
Scientific paper
Spikes of energetic electrons (E greater than 1 keV) coming from the quasi-perpendicular earth bow shock can be explained by the reflection of solar wind electrons using a more realistic halo distribution function than the Maxwellian. Measured reflected electrons have a harder spectrum and a lower level of softer electrons (E less than about 10 keV) than predicted by the theory of the fast Fermi process. This fact can be partly explained by the influence of the electrostatic jump of the order 100 V in the bow shock. The angular distribution is in disagreement with the theory; electrons move away from the shock, but their intensity does not depend much on the pitch angle.
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