The motion of suprathermal electrons through the quasi‐perpendicular, curved bow shock is considered, using a combined test‐particle and hybrid‐code approach. Whistler‐wave generation and pitch‐angle scattering of the derived distributions is studied with an implicit full‐particle code. The results are compared to published ISEE observations at the Earth’s bow shock.

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