Evidence of ion foreshock in 2-D PIC simulations of a curved collisionless shock: Statistical and individual trajectory approach

Autor: J. Stienlet, Bertrand Lembège, P. Savoini
Přispěvatelé: Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas (LPP), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-École polytechnique (X)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), HELIOS - LATMOS, Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS), Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-École polytechnique (X)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, 2011 XXXth URSI
General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, 2011 XXXth URSI, Aug 2011, Istanbul, Turkey. 1 p., ⟨10.1109/URSIGASS.2011.6051139⟩
DOI: 10.1109/ursigass.2011.6051139
Popis: International audience; 2-D Full particle simulations are used to investigate the so-called foreshock region which is filled with energized backstreaming particles. Two populations are observed for 90° ≥ ΘBn ≥ 45°: (i) field-aligned ion beams collimated along the IMF and having a gyrotropic distribution and (ii) gyro-phase bunch ions having a global gyration around the magnetic field. Our analysis evidences that these two populations are reflected by the shock itself and can have different origins both in term of interaction time, drift along the shock front and distance of penetration ("leaked" ions are observed).
Databáze: OpenAIRE