SHK-2023011301

January 13, 2023

Shock date/time [UTC]
2023-01-13 01:37:52
Spacecraft
Solar Orbiter
Radial distance
0.95 au
Comments
M<1 with this choice of windows

Shock normal [RTN]
(0.90, 0.22, 0.39)
Upstream B [RTN]
(-8.66, 5.55, 0.78) nT
Upstream density
5.1 cm-3
Upstream beta
0.1
Shock angle θBn
52°
Shock speed
473 km/s
Alfvén number
0.9
Fast Mach number
0.9
Magnetic compression ratio Bd/Bu
1.3
Density compression ratio ρdu
1.9
Upstream fluctuations δB/B
0.187234
Structures at 8 min
No
Present
Yes
Extent
3 min
Frequency range
.1-50 Hz
Comments
Clean high frequency activity close to shock
Reflected particles
No
Extent
15 MeV response
Zero flux
15 MeV delay
1 MeV response
Zero Flux
1 MeV delay
130 keV response
Zero Flux
130 keV delay
70 keV response
Zero Flux
70 keV delay
50 keV response
Zero Flux
50 keV delay
Comments
Protons (± 2 hours)
Protons (± 20 minutes)
Protons (peaks)
Magnetic compression ratio
Density compression ratio
Shock speed
Shock angle