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arXiv 1706.04993physics.space-ph
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前震瞬变核内质点加速度的统计研究

Statistical study of particle acceleration in the core of foreshock transients

Terry Z. Liu, Vassilis Angelopoulos, Heli Hietala, Lynn B. Wilson

摘要:

几种类型的前震瞬变上游地球的弓形冲击拥有一个细长的,热的核心进行了观察和模拟。由于其核心的低动态压力,这些现象可以显着干扰弓激波和磁层-电离层系统。最近的观测还表明,前震瞬变可使粒子加速,当粒子向地球传输时,可影响空间天气。理解前震瞬变加速粒子的潜力可以帮助我们理解地球和其他行星和天体物理系统的冲击加速。为了进一步研究前震瞬变的加速潜力,我们对前震瞬变核心中的离子和电子迁移进行了统计研究。我们发现,电子能量通常会增加,显然是由于内部加速过程,而正如预期的那样,离子能量通常会降低,以支持瞬态形成和膨胀。然而,在某些事件中可以看到离子能量的增强,这表明内部离子加速过程也是如此。前震瞬变的形成条件与太阳风磁场强度弱、太阳风速度快有关。离子和电子密度与太阳风速度也呈正相关。

英文摘要:

Several types of foreshock transients upstream of Earth's bow shock possessing a tenuous, hot core have been observed and simulated. Because of the low dynamic pressure in their cores, these phenomena can significantly disturb the bow shock and the magnetosphere-ionosphere system. Recent observations have also demonstrated that foreshock transients can accelerate particles which, when transported earthward, can affect space weather. Understanding the potential of foreshock transients to accelerate particles can help us understand shock acceleration at Earth and at other planetary and astrophysical systems. To further investigate foreshock transients' potential for acceleration we conduct a statistical study of ion and electron energization in the core of foreshock transients. We find that electron energies typically increase there, evidently due to an internal acceleration process, whereas, as expected, ion energies most often decrease to support transient formation and expansion. Nevertheless, ion energy enhancements can be seen in some events suggesting an internal ion acceleration process as well. Formation conditions of foreshock transients are related to weak solar wind magnetic field strength and fast solar wind speed. Ion and electron energization are also positively correlated with solar wind speed.

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