Abstract
We investigate fluxes of near-relativistic solar electrons observed by ACE and Wind during time periods when Wind was in the solar wind and magnetically connected to the Earth's bow shock. Transport simulations are performed which include the effects of pitch angle diffusion, focusing, and pitch angle dependent propagation through the discontinuity in the magnetic field at the bow shock which results in a partial reflection of the electrons. From a comparison of our model calculations with observed intensity and anisotropy profiles, as well as with the angular distributions of the electrons during the 4 June 2000 solar event we derive transport parameters (pitch angle diffusion coefficient, mean free path) in the solar wind and in the magnetosheath.
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