A power spectral analysis of turbulence associated with interplanetary shock waves.

Autor: Hu, Qiang, Zank, Gary P., Li, Gang, Ao, Xianzhi
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Zdroj: AIP Conference Proceedings; Jun2013, Vol. 1539 Issue 1, p175-178, 4p, 4 Graphs
Abstrakt: We calculate the power spectra densities of magnetic field fluctuations associated with interplanetary shock waves at 1AU, utilizing in-situ magnetic field measurements from spacecraft ACE and Wind. We derive related quantities both upstream and downstream of a shock as a function of time/distance away from the shock passage. We present results for a few events that exhibit clear upstream enhanced wave activity. We show that mostly they are of Alfvénic nature and confined within certain distance upstream. We also present a preliminary analysis of turbulence-particle interaction based on spectral analysis results. Implications of such analysis to turbulence transport models are also discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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