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MMS Observations of Parallel Electric Fields During a Quasi-Perpendicular Bow Shock Crossing

K. A. Goodrich
  • Fonction : Auteur
S. J. Schwartz
  • Fonction : Auteur
R. Ergun
F. D. Wilder
  • Fonction : Auteur
J. Holmes
  • Fonction : Auteur
J. L. Burch
  • Fonction : Auteur
D. J. Gershman
  • Fonction : Auteur
B. L. Giles
  • Fonction : Auteur
Olivier Le Contel
R. J. Strangeway
  • Fonction : Auteur
C. Russell
R. B. Torbert
  • Fonction : Auteur

Résumé

Previous observations of the terrestrial bow shock have frequently shown large-amplitude fluctuations in the parallel electric field. These parallel electric fields are seen as both nonlinear solitary structures, such as double layers and electron phase-space holes, and short-wavelength waves, which can reach amplitudes greater than 100 mV/m. The Magnetospheric Multi-Scale (MMS) Mission has crossed the Earth's bow shock more than 200 times. The parallel electric field signatures observed in these crossings are seen in very discrete packets and evolve over time scales of less than a second, indicating the presence of a wealth of kinetic-scale activity. The high time resolution of the Fast Particle Instrument (FPI) available on MMS offers greater detail of the kinetic-scale physics that occur at bow shocks than ever before, allowing greater insight into the overall effect of these observed electric fields. We present a characterization of these parallel electric fields found in a single bow shock event and how it reflects the kinetic-scale activity that can occur at the terrestrial bow shock.
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hal-02861297 , version 1 (08-06-2020)

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K. A. Goodrich, S. J. Schwartz, R. Ergun, F. D. Wilder, J. Holmes, et al.. MMS Observations of Parallel Electric Fields During a Quasi-Perpendicular Bow Shock Crossing. AGU Fall Meeting, Dec 2016, San Francisco, California, United States. 22, 2016. ⟨hal-02861297⟩
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