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| Paper: |
Electron Acceleration at the Earth’s Bow Shock, Solar Flares and Interplanetary Shocks |
| Volume: |
369, New Solar Physics with Solar-B Mission |
| Page: |
497 |
| Authors: |
Oka, M.; Terasawa, T. |
| Abstract: |
Solar flares and interplanetary shocks (IPSs) generate power-law energy distributions of electrons, but parameter dependence of electron acceleration has not been clarified from both theories and observations. Making use of in-situ data obtained by Geotail at the Earth’s bow shock, we studied power-law formation of electron energy spectra with respect to the Alfvén Mach number MA and shock angle θBn. We found that the spectral index Γ of electron energy spectrum f(E) ∝ E−Γ is regulated by the whistler critical Mach number. sub-critical regime while Γ were concentrated between 3.0 and 3.5 in the supercritical regime. Electron acceleration at solar flares and interplanetary shocks are discussed based on the results. |
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