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| Titel |
Origin of the different energetic ion populations in the quasi-perpendicular Ion Foreshock: 2D Full-particle simulation |
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P. Savoini, B. Lembège, J. Stienlet |
| Konferenz |
EGU General Assembly 2012
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Artikel
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| Sprache |
Englisch
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| Digitales Dokument |
PDF |
| Erschienen |
In: GRA - Volume 14 (2012) |
| Datensatznummer |
250062060
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| Zusammenfassung |
| The foreshock region is located upstream of the terrestrial bow shock and is characterized by
energetic backstreaming particles (electrons and ions) issued from the shock and by an
important wave activity as observed by many space missions. In order to analyse the
foreshock region, a curved shock is simulated with the help of a 2 - D full particle (PIC)
code, where full curvature and time of flight effects, and where both electrons and ions
dynamics are fully described by a self consistent approach. The analysis is presently
restricted to the quasi-perpendicular angular range defined by 45°-¤ θBn -¤ 90°, where θBn
is the angle between the shock normal and the upstream magnetostatic field, and
we focus only on the ion foreshock. In a good agreement with experimental data,
present preliminary results evidence two distinct ion populations collimated along
the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF): (i) the Field-Aligned Beam population
(hereafter named “FAB”) and (ii) the gyro-phase bunch population (hereafter named
“GPB”) which differ from each other by their gyrotropic or non-gyrotropic behavior,
respectively. Additionally, the ”FAB" population is observed at the edge of the
ion foreshock and near the curved shock front, while the "‘GPB" population is
observed deeper in the foreshock and further from the shock front. The analysis
shows that no pitch angle scattering mechanism needs to be invoked to account for
the generation of the “GPB”, but rather additional criteria are necessary namely:
the interaction time Δtint of backstreaming ions with the shock front and their
downstream penetration depth. These criteria allow to evidence that (i) the “FAB”
population corresponds to particles which move back and forth between the upstream
edge of the front and the overshoot, and are characterized by a quite large Δtint
(covering several local gyro-periods, 4 -¤ Ïci -¤ 12). In contrast, (ii) the “GPB”
ions have suffered a very short interaction time (i.e. Δtint < 1Ïci) and escaped
into the upstream region with a parallel velocity slightly higher than the “FAB”
population. Finally, we observe that the “FAB" population may have different origins, and
come even from the downstream region (i.e. so called “leaked” ions), although
all “GPB” particles seem to be produced by the electrostatic field built up at the
shock front and are emitted in a burst-like mode rather than in continuous way. |
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