Interplanetary Magnetic Field Connection to the L1 Lagrangian Orbit During Upstream Energetic Ion Events
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The first observations of energetic ions (≳ 30 keV) in the region upstream of the pre‐dawn bow shock (0 ≳ X ≳ ‐ 60 Re) are presented. The intensity in this region is controlled by the direction of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) and is maximized when the IMF is around the spiral direction. The particle distributions are highly anisotropic with the anisotropy directed perpendicular to the magnetic field. In the E × B frame this perpendicular anisotropy is conserved and it is argued that the distribution is pancake‐like. This indicates that the energetic particles in the pre‐dawn upstream region have their origin in the near‐earth upstream region, from where they are convected by the solar wind perpendicular to the magnetic field. It is therefore concluded that acceleration occurs mainly near the nose of the bow shock and particle acceleration at the distant bow shock is weak.
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Prominent intensity spikes in the flux of protons and alphas with less than 0.5 MeV per charge have been observed in the region several hours behind an interplanetary shock front. The small spatial scale of these events and the high anisotropy of the particle flux suggest local acceleration. The spectra of the particles, which are cut off at equal energy per charge, suggest acceleration through an electric field. We examine the possibility that these events have their origin in active magnetic neutral sheets in the shocked solar wind.
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