Collisionless relaxation of downstream ion distributions in low-Mach number shocks
- Department of Physics, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva (Israel)
- ACSE, University of Sheffield, Sheffield (United Kingdom)
Collisionlessly formed downstream distributions of ions in low-Mach number shocks are studied. General expressions for the asymptotic value of the ion density and pressure are derived for the directly transmitted ions. An analytical approximation for the overshoot strength is suggested for the low-β case. Spatial damping scale of the downstream magnetic oscillations is estimated.
- OSTI ID:
- 22490965
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 22, Issue 7; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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