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A gyrophase‐bunched electron signature upstream of the Earth's bow shock
Author(s) -
Gurgiolo C.,
Larson D.,
Lin R. P.,
Wong H. K.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2000gl000065
Subject(s) - bow shock (aerodynamics) , physics , upstream (networking) , signature (topology) , electron , solar wind , shock (circulatory) , particle (ecology) , magnetosheath , bow wave , computational physics , plasma , geophysics , shock wave , magnetopause , geology , mechanics , geometry , quantum mechanics , medicine , computer network , oceanography , mathematics , computer science
A possible sustained signature of a gyrophase‐bunched electron distribution just upstream of the Earth's bow shock is presented. The data, obtained by the ISTP WIND 3‐D Plasma and Energetic Particle Experiment, show several clear examples of a non‐gyrotropic, energetic electron distribution moving into the upstream. The signature is probably that of a locally phase‐trapped electron distribution.