On the acceleration of ions by interplanetary shock waves. 3: High time resolution observations of CIR proton events

Technical Report · Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6511766

Pesses, M E; Vanallen, J A; Tsurutani, B T

Observations within + or - 3 hours of corotating interaction region (CIR) shock waves of proton intensities, pitch angle distribution and crude differential energy spectra of the range of 0.6 E sub p 3.4 MeV are presented. The principle result is the evidence for the persistent flow of particles away from the shock. The observations are found to be in good agreement with the hypothesis of local interplanetary shock acceleration by the shock drift and compression mechanisms. The same set of observations strongly suggest that transit time damping does not play an important role in the acceleration of protons to 1 MeV in the immediate vicinity of CIR shocks.

• Research Organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, MD (USA). Goddard Space Flight Center
• OSTI ID: 6511766
• Report Number(s): NASA-TM-83914
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Submitted for publication Sponsored in part by ONR
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
INTERPLANETARY SPACE
IONS
SHOCK WAVES
SOLAR WIND
CHARGED PARTICLES
SOLAR ACTIVITY
SPACE
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