On Magnetosheath Jet Kinetic Structure and Plasma Properties

High‐speed plasma jets downstream of Earth's bow shock are high velocity streams associated with a variety of shock and magnetospheric phenomena. In this work, using the Magnetosphere Multiscale mission, we study the properties of a jet found downstream of the Quasi‐parallel bow shock using high‐resolution (burst) data. By doing so, we demonstrate how the jet is an inherently kinetic structure described by highly variable velocity distributions. The observed distributions show the presence of two plasma population, a cold/fast jet and a hotter/slower background population. We derive partial moments for the jet population to isolate its properties. The resulting partial moments appear different from the full ones which are typically used in similar studies. These discrepancies show how jets are more similar to upstream solar wind beams compared to what was previously believed. Finally, we explore the consequences of our results and methodology regarding the characterization, origin, and evolution of jets.

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