Observations of Turbulence and Particle Transport at Interplanetary Shocks: Transition of Transport Regimes
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| author | Zhao, Siqi Yan, Huirong Liu, Terry Z. |
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| contents | The transport of energetic particles is intimately related to the properties of plasma turbulence, a ubiquitous dynamic process that transfers energy across a broad range of spatial and temporal scales. However, the mechanisms governing the interactions between plasma turbulence and energetic particles remain incompletely understood. Here we present comprehensive observations from the upstream region of a quasi-perpendicular interplanetary (IP) shock on 2004 January 22, using data from four Cluster spacecraft to investigate the interplay between turbulence dynamics and energetic particle transport. Our observations reveal a transition in energetic proton fluxes from exponential to power-law decay with increasing distance from the IP shock. This result provides possible observational evidence of a shift in transport behavior from normal diffusion to superdiffusion. This transition correlates with an increase in the time ratio from $τ_s/τ_{c}<1$ to $τ_s/τ_{c}\gg1$, where $τ_s$ is the proton isotropization time, and $τ_{c}$ is the turbulence correlation time. Additionally, the frequency-wavenumber distributions of magnetic energy in the power-law decay zone indicate that energetic particles excite linear Alfvén-like harmonic waves through gyroresonance, thereby modulating the original turbulence structure. These findings provide valuable insights for future studies on the propagation and acceleration of energetic particles in turbulent astrophysical and space plasma systems. |
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| spellingShingle | Observations of Turbulence and Particle Transport at Interplanetary Shocks: Transition of Transport Regimes Zhao, Siqi Yan, Huirong Liu, Terry Z. Plasma Physics Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Space Physics The transport of energetic particles is intimately related to the properties of plasma turbulence, a ubiquitous dynamic process that transfers energy across a broad range of spatial and temporal scales. However, the mechanisms governing the interactions between plasma turbulence and energetic particles remain incompletely understood. Here we present comprehensive observations from the upstream region of a quasi-perpendicular interplanetary (IP) shock on 2004 January 22, using data from four Cluster spacecraft to investigate the interplay between turbulence dynamics and energetic particle transport. Our observations reveal a transition in energetic proton fluxes from exponential to power-law decay with increasing distance from the IP shock. This result provides possible observational evidence of a shift in transport behavior from normal diffusion to superdiffusion. This transition correlates with an increase in the time ratio from $τ_s/τ_{c}<1$ to $τ_s/τ_{c}\gg1$, where $τ_s$ is the proton isotropization time, and $τ_{c}$ is the turbulence correlation time. Additionally, the frequency-wavenumber distributions of magnetic energy in the power-law decay zone indicate that energetic particles excite linear Alfvén-like harmonic waves through gyroresonance, thereby modulating the original turbulence structure. These findings provide valuable insights for future studies on the propagation and acceleration of energetic particles in turbulent astrophysical and space plasma systems. |
| title | Observations of Turbulence and Particle Transport at Interplanetary Shocks: Transition of Transport Regimes |
| topic | Plasma Physics Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Space Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.03648 |