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Possible acceleration of charged particles through the reconnection of magnetic field lines in interplanetary space
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Gloeckler, G. Levy, E. H. Ipavich, F. M. |
| Copyright Year | 1974 |
| Description | Prominent intensity spikes in the flux of protons and alphas with less than 0.5 MeV per charge were 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. The possibility is examined that these events have their origin in active magnetic neutral sheets in the shocked solar wind. |
| File Size | 404317 |
| Page Count | 18 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19740023205 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7xm3347v |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1974-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Sciences Charged Particles Solar Wind Particle Motion Acceleration Physics Alpha Particles Interplanetary Magnetic Fields Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
