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Whistler waves in 3D hybrid simulations of quasiperpendicular shocks
Author(s) -
Hellinger P.,
Mangeney A.,
Matthews A.
Publication year - 1996
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 - 10.1029/96gl00453
Subject(s) - whistler , venus , mach number , physics , upstream (networking) , computational physics , shock wave , geophysics , supercritical fluid , shock (circulatory) , plasma , meteorology , mechanics , astrobiology , nuclear physics , computer science , telecommunications , medicine , thermodynamics
We investigate a low Mach number supercritical quasiperpendicular shock using a three‐dimensional hybrid code. We find an out‐of‐coplanarity whistler wave mode propagating upstream, with properties similar to those of the “upstream whistlers” observed in the vicinity of planetary shocks. We discuss the generation mechanism, which turns out to be driven by the free energy provided by reflected protons.