Shock pair observation

Authors
J. K. Chao V. Formisano P. C. Hedgecock
Citation
J. K. Chao et al., Shock pair observation, Laboratorio di Ricerca e Tecnologia per lo Studio del Plasma nello Spazio , LPS-71(16), 1971, pp. 1-33
Journal title
Laboratorio di Ricerca e Tecnologia per lo Studio del Plasma nello Spazio → ACNP
ISSN journal
22829210
Volume
LPS-71
Issue
16
Year of publication
1971
Pages
1 - 33
Database
ACNP
SICI code
Abstract
The HEOS-1 satellite has observed on day 84, 1969 a shock pair connected with a plasma bulk velocity increase from 400 had a Mach number of 1.7, the reverse shock had Mfast =1.4. The time interval between the two shocks was of 7 hours and 10 minutes. The time delay between HEOS-1 and Explorer 35 reverse shock observation (20±6 minutes) agrees with the computed time delay (11±4 minutes).