Upstream protons measured on ISEE-3 and their connection to the earth's bow shock
Creators
- 1. European Space Research and Technology Centre, Noordwijk (Netherlands)
Description
We examine the relation between the occurrence of upstream proton events at ISEE-3 and the existence of a proton connection path between the spacecraft and the Earth's bow shock, by considering the upstream motion of the particle, and its ExB drift due to the downstream motion of the frozen-in magnetic field. When there is a good correlation between ISEE-3 and ISEE-1 magnetic field measurements, we find that (i) the onset and end of the event can be predicted with an accuracy of a few minutes; (ii) upstream events are only observed when a connection path exists between ISEE-3 and the Earth's bow shock. We have not yet observed the existence of a connection path between the spacecraft and the bow shock together with no upstream particles at ISEE-3
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique.
- Imprint Place
- Paris, France
- ISBN
- 2-7272-0059-5
- Imprint Title
- Conference papers. 17. International cosmic ray conference, Paris, 13-25 July 1981
- Imprint Pagination
- 544 p.
- Journal Page Range
- v. 3 p. 478-481.
Conference
- Title
- 17. International cosmic ray conference.
- Dates
- 13 - 25 Jul 1981.
- Place
- Paris, France.
INIS
- Country of Publication
- France
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 13668497
- Subject category
- S58: GEOSCIENCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- COSMIC RADIATION; PROTONS; SHOCK WAVES; SOLAR WIND
- Descriptors DEC
- BARYONS; CATIONS; CHARGED PARTICLES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; HADRONS; HYDROGEN IONS; HYDROGEN IONS 1 PLUS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IONS; NUCLEONS; RADIATIONS; SOLAR ACTIVITY