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Possible acceleration of charged particles through the reconnection of magnetic field lines in interplanetary spaceProminent 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.
Document ID
19740023205
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Levy, E. H.
(Franklin Inst. Swarthmore, Pa., United States)
Ipavich, F. M.
(Maryland Univ. College Park, MD, United States)
Gloeckler, G.
(Maryland Univ. College Park, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1974
Subject Category
Space Sciences
Report/Patent Number
TR-74-116
NASA-CR-139387
Accession Number
74N31318
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-11063
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGR-21-002-224
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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