A 2D fully kinetic simulation shows pickup ions at a 50° oblique termination shock are accelerated through shock surfing followed by shock drift acceleration, enabled by the electrostatic potential of upstream waves.
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Injection process of pickup ion acceleration at an oblique heliospheric termination shock
A 2D fully kinetic simulation shows pickup ions at a 50° oblique termination shock are accelerated through shock surfing followed by shock drift acceleration, enabled by the electrostatic potential of upstream waves.