Physics – Fluid Dynamics
Scientific paper
Apr 1975
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975jgr....80.1232r&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 80, Apr. 1, 1975, p. 1232-1237.
Physics
Fluid Dynamics
2
Bow Waves, Electron Flux Density, Energy Spectra, Lunar Environment, Magnetopause, Magnetosheath, Shock Waves, Electron Density (Concentration), Electron Distribution, Geomagnetic Tail, Satellite Observation, Shock Fronts, Solar Wind
Scientific paper
A study was made of the electron population in the earth's magnetosheath at lunar distance. The data used were collected by the Apollo 14 charged particle lunar environment experiment (CPLEE) during four inbound (dusk) and three outbound (dawn) passages of the moon through the magnetosheath. The magnetotail has a diameter of 52 earth radii, while the bow-shock cross section is about 91 earth radii. The average boundary locations computed from the complete data set are consistent with the prediction of fluid dynamics. The electron characteristics for the two least-disturbed passages are presented in detail. An examination of the energy spectra shows that a high-energy (200-2000 eV) tail is superimposed on the expected low-energy (40-200 eV) magnetosheath distribution. It is argued that the high-energy magnetosheath electron population originates at the bow shock, rather than from the plasma sheet.
Reasoner David L.
Reiff Patricia H.
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