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Article Dans Une Revue The Astrophysical journal letters Année : 2013

Reinterpretation of Slowdown of Solar Wind Mean Velocity in Nonlinear Structures Observed Upstream of Earth's Bow Shock

G. K. Parks
  • Fonction : Auteur
E. Lee
N. Lin
  • Fonction : Auteur
S. Y. Fu
  • Fonction : Auteur
M. Mccarthy
  • Fonction : Auteur
J.B. Cao
  • Fonction : Auteur
J. Hong
  • Fonction : Auteur
Y. Liu
J. K. Shi
  • Fonction : Auteur
M. L. Goldstein
  • Fonction : Auteur
Patrick Canu
I. Dandouras
H. Rème
  • Fonction : Auteur

Résumé

Two of the many features associated with nonlinear upstream structures are (1) the solar wind (SW) mean flow slows down and deviates substantially and (2) the temperature of the plasma increases in the structure. In this Letter, we show that the SW beam can be present throughout the entire upstream event maintaining a nearly constant beam velocity and temperature. The decrease of the velocity is due to the appearance of new particles moving in the opposite direction that act against the SW beam and reduce the mean velocity as computed via moments. The new population, which occupies a larger velocity space, also contributes to the second moment, increasing the temperature. The new particles include the reflected SW beam at the bow shock and another population of lower energies, accelerated nearby at the shock or at the boundary of the nonlinear structures.

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hal-01552047 , version 1 (30-06-2017)

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G. K. Parks, E. Lee, N. Lin, S. Y. Fu, M. Mccarthy, et al.. Reinterpretation of Slowdown of Solar Wind Mean Velocity in Nonlinear Structures Observed Upstream of Earth's Bow Shock. The Astrophysical journal letters, 2013, 771, pp.L39. ⟨10.1088/2041-8205/771/2/L39⟩. ⟨hal-01552047⟩
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