Multimission Observations of Relativistic Electrons and High-speed Jets Linked to Shock-generated TransientsNorthumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China.
Departamento de Ciencias Espaciales, Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico.
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA; savvas.raptis@jhuapl.edu.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA.
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK, Mile End Road.
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA; savvas.raptis@jhuapl.edu.
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA; savvas.raptis@jhuapl.edu.
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Department of Physics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA; Catholic University of America at Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA.
Departamento de Ciencias Espaciales, Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico.
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA; savvas.raptis@jhuapl.edu.
ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.
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2025 (English)In: Astrophysical Journal Letters, ISSN 2041-8205, E-ISSN 2041-8213, Vol. 981, no 1, article id L10Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Shock-generated transients, such as hot flow anomalies (HFAs), upstream of planetary bow shocks, play a critical role in electron acceleration. Using multimission data from NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale and ESA’s Cluster missions, we demonstrate the transmission of HFAs through Earth’s quasi-parallel bow shock, accelerating electrons to relativistic energies in the process. Energetic electrons initially accelerated upstream are shown to remain broadly confined within the transmitted transient structures downstream, where they get further energized due to the elevated compression levels potentially by betatron acceleration. Additionally, high-speed jets form at the compressive edges of HFAs, exhibiting a significant increase in dynamic pressure and potentially contributing to further localized compression. Our findings emphasize the efficiency of quasi-parallel shocks in driving particle acceleration far beyond the immediate shock transition region, expanding the acceleration region to a larger spatial domain. Finally, this study underscores the importance of a multiscale observational approach in understanding the convoluted processes behind collisionless shock physics and their broader implications.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
American Astronomical Society , 2025. Vol. 981, no 1, article id L10
National Category
Fusion, Plasma and Space Physics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-361166DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/adb154ISI: 001432836200001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85219158835OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-361166DiVA, id: diva2:1944121
Note
QC 20250312
2025-03-122025-03-122025-03-12Bibliographically approved