Energetic proton and helium fluxes associated with interplanetary shocks and their relation to the solar wind composition

1986 ◽  
Vol 91 (A10) ◽  
pp. 11009 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. C. Tan ◽  
G. M. Mason ◽  
F. M. Ipavich ◽  
G. Gloeckler ◽  
R. D. Zwickl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Wind ◽  
Interplanetary Shocks ◽  
Energetic Proton ◽  
Solar Wind Composition

scholarly journals Cluster observations of sudden impulses in the magnetotail caused by interplanetary shocks and pressure increases

2005 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 609-624 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. E. J. Huttunen ◽  
J. Slavin ◽  
M. Collier ◽  
H. E. J. Koskinen ◽  
A. Szabo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Solar Wind ◽  
Dynamic Pressure ◽  
Solar Wind Speed ◽  
Interplanetary Shock ◽  
Wind Pressure ◽  
Shock Propagation ◽  
Interplanetary Shocks ◽  
Maximum Variance ◽  
The Magnetic Field

Abstract. Sudden impulses (SI) in the tail lobe magnetic field associated with solar wind pressure enhancements are investigated using measurements from Cluster. The magnetic field components during the SIs change in a manner consistent with the assumption that an antisunward moving lateral pressure enhancement compresses the magnetotail axisymmetrically. We found that the maximum variance SI unit vectors were nearly aligned with the associated interplanetary shock normals. For two of the tail lobe SI events during which Cluster was located close to the tail boundary, Cluster observed the inward moving magnetopause. During both events, the spacecraft location changed from the lobe to the magnetospheric boundary layer. During the event on 6 November 2001 the magnetopause was compressed past Cluster. We applied the 2-D Cartesian model developed by collier98 in which a vacuum uniform tail lobe magnetic field is compressed by a step-like pressure increase. The model underestimates the compression of the magnetic field, but it fits the magnetic field maximum variance component well. For events for which we could determine the shock normal orientation, the differences between the observed and calculated shock propagation times from the location of WIND/Geotail to the location of Cluster were small. The propagation speeds of the SIs between the Cluster spacecraft were comparable to the solar wind speed. Our results suggest that the observed tail lobe SIs are due to lateral increases in solar wind dynamic pressure outside the magnetotail boundary.

Apollo 11 and 12 solar wind composition experiments: Fluxes of He and Ne isotopes

1970 ◽  
Vol 75 (31) ◽  
pp. 5972-5979 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Geiss ◽  
P. Eberhardt ◽  
F. Bühler ◽  
J. Meister ◽  
P. Signer
Keyword(s):  
Solar Wind ◽  
Solar Wind Composition

Microinstabilities and plasma waves at Near-Sun Solar Wind collisionless Shocks: Predictions for PSP and SO

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhongwei Yang ◽  
Shuichi Matsukiyo ◽  
Huasheng Xie ◽  
Fan Guo ◽  
Mingzhe Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Wind ◽  
Shock Front ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Relativistic Electrons ◽  
Interplanetary Shocks ◽  
Particle In Cell ◽  
Drift Instability ◽  
Shock Simulation ◽  
Mass Ejection ◽  
The Impact

<p><span>Microinstabilities and waves excited at perpendicular interplanetary shocks in the near-Sun solar wind are investigated by full particle-in-cell simulations. By analyzing the dispersion relation of fluctuating field components directly issued from the shock simulation, we obtain key findings concerning wave excitations at the shock front: (1) at the leading edge of the foot, two types of electrostatic (ES) waves are observed. The relative drift of the reflected ions versus the electrons triggers an electron cyclotron drift instability (ECDI) that excites the first ES wave. Because the bulk velocity of gyro-reflected ions shifts to the direction of the shock front, the resulting ES wave propagates obliquely to the shock normal. Immediately, a fraction of incident electrons are accelerated by this ES wave and a ring-like velocity distribution is generated. They can couple with the hot Maxwellian core and excite the second ES wave around the upper hybrid frequency. (2) From the middle of the foot all the way to the ramp, electrons can couple with both incident and reflected ions. ES waves excited by ECDI in different directions propagate across each other. Electromagnetic (EM) waves (X mode) emitted toward upstream are observed in both regions. They are probably induced by a small fraction of relativistic electrons. The impact of shock front rippling, Mach numbers, and dimensions on the ES wave excitation also will be discussed. Results shed new insight on the mechanism for the occurrence of ES wave excitations and possible EM wave emissions at young coronal mass ejection–driven shocks in the near-Sun solar wind.</span></p>

What Magnetospheric Workers Should Know about Solar Wind Composition

1983 ◽  
pp. 73-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. J. Bame ◽  
W. C. Feldman ◽  
J. T. Gosling ◽  
D. T. Young ◽  
R. D. Zwickl
Keyword(s):  
Solar Wind ◽  
Solar Wind Composition

scholarly journals Theoretical Interpretation of Traveling Interplanetary Phenomena and Their Solar Origins

1980 ◽  
Vol 91 ◽  
pp. 443-458 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. T. Wu
Keyword(s):  
Solar Wind ◽  
Wave Propagation ◽  
Interplanetary Shock ◽  
Theoretical Interpretation ◽  
Theoretical Studies ◽  
Interplanetary Shocks ◽  
Physical Processes ◽  
Mathematical Methods ◽  
Microscopic Approach ◽  
Alternative Approaches

Recent theoretical studies on Traveling Interplanetary Phenomena (TIP) and their relation or presumed relation to their solar origins will be reviewed. An attempt is made to outline the theoretical studies in the context of mathematical methods and physical processes. The following alternative approaches are examined: analytical vs. numerical methods; magnetohydrodynamics vs. hydrodynamics; processes with or without dissipation; continuum (macroscopic) vs. the kinetic (microscopic) approach. In particular, the flare-generated interplanetary shocks are used as examples to illustrate these theoretical studies within the context of TIP. Some emphasis will be placed on MHD wave propagation through the inner corona and its maturity to a fully-developed interplanetary shock. Further, their propagation and the disturbing effects on the solar wind will be considered. Cases concerning the classification and characteristics of blast-produced shocks and long-lasting ejecta are also discussed in the context of numerical simulations.

scholarly journals Commission 49: Interplanetary Plasma and Heliosphere: (Plasma Interplanetaire et Heliosphere)

2000 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-84
Author(s):  
F. Verheest ◽  
M. Vandas ◽  
B. Buti ◽  
N.F. Cramer ◽  
M. Dryer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Wind ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
Interplanetary Space ◽  
Charged Dust ◽  
Interstellar Gas ◽  
Interplanetary Plasma ◽  
Flow Through ◽  
Transient Events ◽  
Solar Wind Composition

In the last decade the triennial reports from Commission 49 have covered various topics like (nonlinear) plasma processes, magnetohydrodynamic phenomena and flows in the heliosphere, solar wind composition, transient events in, and latitudinal dependencies of, the heliosphere, interstellar gas flow through the interface region, kinetic versus magnetohydrodynamic theory in heliospheric plasmas and charged dust in space plasmas. Continuing the tradition of summarizing specific aspects to give astronomers outside our own specialty a flavour of our field, we now address recent advances in understanding coronal mass ejections in interplanetary space and the inner heliospheric solar wind under quiet and perturbed conditions. We owe a great debt of gratitude to the eminent contributors for their valiant efforts in writing these succinct but clear reports and guiding us through the recent literature.

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