Evidence for slow‐mode shocks in the deep geomagnetic tail

W. C. Feldman; S. J. Schwartz; S. J. Bame; D. N. Baker; J. Birn; J. T. Gosling; E. W. Hones; D. J. McComas; J. A. Slavin; E. J. Smith; R. D. Zwickl

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Evidence for slow‐mode shocks in the deep geomagnetic tail

W. C. Feldman, S. J. Schwartz, S. J. Bame, D. N. Baker, J. Birn, J. T. Gosling, E. W. Hones, D. J. McComas, J. A. Slavin, E. J. Smith, R. D. Zwickl

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Plasma and field data from the ISEE‐3 space probe provide evidence that the lobe‐plasma sheet boundary in the central part of the distant geomagnetic tail is often a slow‐mode shock. Such shocks are predicted by Petchek's model of reconnection. If this model applies, then the ISEE‐3 observations place the general location of the reconnection diffusion region closer to the earth than x ≈ −100 R_E.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	599-602
Number of pages	4
Journal	Geophysical Research Letters
Volume	11
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/GL011i006p00599
State	Published - Jun 1984

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Evidence for slow‐mode shocks in the deep geomagnetic tail

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