PIONEER VENUS ORBITER RETARDING POTENTIAL ANALYZER OBSERVATIONS OF THE ELECTRON COMPONENT OF THE SOLAR WIND AND OBSERVATIONS OF VENUS BOW SHOCK CROSSINGS AND THE MAGNETOSHEATH REGION

Authors

Noe Yamaguchi, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Venus orbiter, electron component, solar wind, Venus bow shock crossings, magnetosheath region

College

Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Department

Physics and Astronomy

Abstract

A bow shock is a paraboloid-shaped shockwave that forms around a planet similar to one that forms around an airplane traveling faster than the speed of sound. We may observe this shock by the change in plasma parameters before and after entering the bow shock. Those plasma parameters include temperature, density, pressure, velocity, magnetic field and others.

Recommended Citation

Yamaguchi, Noe (2014) "PIONEER VENUS ORBITER RETARDING POTENTIAL ANALYZER OBSERVATIONS OF THE ELECTRON COMPONENT OF THE SOLAR WIND AND OBSERVATIONS OF VENUS BOW SHOCK CROSSINGS AND THE MAGNETOSHEATH REGION," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014: Iss. 1, Article 1245.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/1245