Electrostatic waves in pressure waves bounding solar wind stream interaction regions

• Published in: 地球与行星物理论评 Vol. 55; no. 5; pp. 609 - 618
• Main Authors: 王相函, 郭建鹏, Wang Xianghan, Guo Jianpeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: Beijing Editorial Office of Reviews of Geophysics and Planetary Physics 01.09.2024
• Subjects: Elastic waves; Energy dissipation; ion acoustic wave; pressure wave; Shock waves; Solitary waves

The solar wind stream interaction region is bounded by a pair of forward-reverse pressure waves that commonly steepen into forward and reverse shock waves at large heliocentric distances. It remains unclear whether electrostatic (ES) wave modes are present in pressure wave ramps and provide energy d...