Downstream high-speed plasma jet generation as a direct consequence of shock reformation

oleh: Savvas Rapitis, Tomas Karlsson, Andris Vaivads, Craig Pollock, Ferdinand Plaschke, Andreas Johlander, Henriette Trollvik, Per-Arne Lindqvist

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-02-01

Deskripsi

Several mechanisms exist for formation of jets observed in Earth’s magnetosheath. Here, the authors show evidence of high-speed downstream flows generated at the Earth’s bow shock as a direct consequence of shock reformation, which is different than the proposed mechanisms.