Interplanetary shock event of November 11/12 1978, a comprehensive test of acceleration theory

Technical Report · Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6795863

Wenzel, K P; Sanderson, T R; Vannes, P; Kennel, C F; Scarf, F L; Coroniti, F V; Russell, C T; Parks, G K; Smith, E J

A comprehensive study of the November 11/12, 1978 shock event based on energetic particle, solar wind, magnetic field and wave data from the ISEE-3, -1 and -2 spacecraft has been undertaken both from the energetic and the collisionless shock point of view. The energy density of 10-50 keV protons accelerated by the shock is found to be equivalent to the upstream magnetic field energy density. The observations are in quantitative agreement with Lee's (1983) self consistent theory for the excitation of hydromagnetic waves and the acceleration of ions upstream of interplanetary shocks.

• Research Organization: Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6795863
• Report Number(s): N-83-35855
• Resource Relation: Other Information: In plasma wave expt. for the ISEE-3 mission, p. 4, see N--83-35851 23-75
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
INTERPLANETARY SPACE
SHOCK WAVES
ENERGY DENSITY
PLASMA WAVES
SOLAR PROTONS
SOLAR WIND
BARYONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FERMIONS
HADRONS
NUCLEONS
PROTONS
RADIATIONS
SOLAR ACTIVITY
SOLAR PARTICLES
SOLAR RADIATION
SPACE
STELLAR RADIATION
640107* - Astrophysics & Cosmology- Planetary Phenomena