The structure of interplanetary shock fronts was studied based on the data from the BMSW plasma spectrometer, installed on the SPEKTR-R spacecraft, supplemented by magnetic field measurements on the WIND spacecraft. Special attention was paid to periodic growths (overshoots) in the value of the ion flux or magnetic field relative to their mean values outside the ramp. A comparison was performed with the overshoot in the magnetic field, with the Mach number, and with the β parameter. Based on an analysis of 18 intersections of interplanetary shock fronts, in which the overshoots in the ion flux and magnetic field value were observed, it was shown that the value of the magnetic field overshoot is, on the average, less than a similar value in the solar wind’s ion flux, which is associated with different time resolution of measurements. The ion flux overshoot value is found to grow with the growth of the Mach number, in the same way, as the value of the magnetic field overshoot. It is shown that overshoots are formed not only in the supercritical shocks, but also in those with Mach numbers that are less than the value of the first critical Mach number. It is also found that the estimates of the wavelength of the ion flux and magnetic field oscillations behind the ramp well correlate with the value of a gyroradius of captured ions.


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    Title :

    Comparison of Magnetic and Plasma Overshoots of Interplanetary Shocks


    Additional title:

    Cosmic Res


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    Published in:

    Cosmic Research ; 58 , 6 ; 450-459


    Publication date :

    2020-11-01


    Size :

    10 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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