Fast Forward Shock Research Articles

A young supernova remnant illuminating nearby molecular clouds with cosmic rays

The supernova remnant (SNR) HESS J1731-347 displays strong nonthermal TeV γ-ray and X-ray emission, thus the object is presently accelerating particles to very high energies. A distinctive feature of this young SNR is the nearby (~30 pc in projection) extended source HESS J1729-345, which is currently unidentified but is in spatial projection coinciding with known molecular clouds (MC). We model the SNR evolution to explore whether the TeV emission from HESS J1729-345 can be explained as emission from runaway hadronic cosmic rays (CRs) that are illuminating these MCs. The observational data of HESS J1729-345 and HESS J1731-347 can be reproduced using core-collapse SN models for HESS J1731-347. Starting with different progenitor stars and their presupernova environment, we model potential SNR evolution histories along with the CR acceleration in the SNR and the diffusion of the CRs. A simplified three-dimensional structure of the MCs is introduced based on 12CO data of that region, adopting a distance of 3.2 kpc to the source. A Monte Carlo based diffusion model for the escaping CRs is developed to deal with the inhomogeneous environment. The fast SNR forward shock speed, as implied from the X-ray data, can easily be explained when employing scenarios with progenitor star masses between 20 M⊙ and 25 M⊙, where the SNR shock is still expanding inside the main-sequence (MS) bubble at present time. The TeV spectrum of HESS J1729-345 is satisfactorily fitted by the emission from the highest energy CRs that have escaped the SNR, using a standard Galactic CR diffusion coefficient in the interclump medium. The TeV image of HESS J1729-345 can be explained with a reasonable three-dimensional structure of MCs. The TeV emission from the SNR itself is dominated by leptonic emission in this model. We also explore scenarios where the shock is starting to encounter the dense MS progenitor wind bubble shell. The escaping hadronic CR hypothesis for the γ-ray emission of HESS J1729-345 can still hold,but even in this case our model cannot easily account for the TeV emission from HESS J1731-347 in a hadronic scenario.

PROPERTIES OF THE FAST FORWARD SHOCK DRIVEN BY THE 2012 JULY 23 EXTREME CORONAL MASS EJECTION

ABSTRACT Late on 2012 July 23, the STEREO-A spacecraft encountered a fast forward shock driven by a coronal mass ejection (CME) launched from the Sun earlier that same day. The estimated travel time of the disturbance (∼20 hr), together with the massive magnetic field strengths measured within the ejecta (>100 nT), made it one of the most extreme events observed during the space era. In this study, we examine the properties of the shock wave. Because of an instrument malfunction, plasma measurements during the interval surrounding the CME were limited, and our approach has been modified to capitalize on the available measurements and suitable proxies, where possible. We were able to infer the following properties. First, the shock normal was pointing predominantly in the radial direction ( n = 0.97 e r − 0.09 e t − 0.23 e n ?> ). Second, the angle between n ?> and the upstream magnetic field, θ Bn, was estimated to be ≈34°, making the shock “quasi-parallel,” and supporting the idea of an earlier “preconditioning” ICME. Third, the shock speed was estimated to be ≈3300 km s−1. Fourth, the sonic Mach number, M s , for this shock was ∼28. We support these results with an idealized numerical simulation of the ICME. Finally, we estimated the change in ram pressure upstream of the shock to be ∼5 times larger than the pressure from the energetic particles, suggesting that this cosmic-ray modified shock had not reached steady-state, but instead, had been caught in an early, transient phase in its evolution.

DENSITY FLUCTUATIONS UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM OF INTERPLANETARY SHOCKS

ABSTRACT Interplanetary (IP) shocks as typical large-scale disturbances arising from processes such as stream–stream interactions or Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejection (ICME) launching play a significant role in the energy redistribution, dissipation, particle heating, acceleration, etc. They can change the properties of the turbulent cascade on shorter scales. We focus on changes of the level and spectral properties of ion flux fluctuations upstream and downstream of fast forward oblique shocks. Although the fluctuation level increases by an order of magnitude across the shock, the spectral slope in the magnetohydrodynamic range is conserved. The frequency spectra upstream of IP shocks are the same as those in the solar wind (if not spoiled by foreshock waves). The spectral slopes downstream are roughly proportional to the corresponding slopes upstream, suggesting that the properties of the turbulent cascade are conserved across the shock; thus, the shock does not destroy the shape of the spectrum as turbulence passes through it. Frequency spectra downstream of IP shocks often exhibit “an exponential decay” in the ion kinetic range that was earlier reported at electron scales in the solar wind or at ion scales in the interstellar medium. We suggest that the exponential shape of ion flux spectra in this range is caused by stronger damping of the fluctuations in the downstream region.

Properties and drivers of fast interplanetary shocks near the orbit of the Earth (1995–2013)

AbstractWe present a comprehensive statistical analysis spanning over a solar cycle of the properties and drivers of traveling fast forward and fast reverse interplanetary shocks. We combine statistics of 679 shocks between 1995 and 2013 identified from the near‐Earth (Wind and ACE) and STEREO‐A observations. We find that fast forward shocks dominate over fast reverse shocks in all solar cycle phases except during solar minimum. Nearly all fast reverse shocks are driven by slow‐fast stream interaction regions (SIRs), while coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are the principal drivers of fast forward shocks in all phases except at solar minimum. The occurrence rate and median speeds of CME‐driven fast forward shocks follow the sunspot cycle, while SIR‐associated shocks do not show such correspondence. The strength of the shock (characterized by the magnetosonic Mach number and by the upstream to downstream magnetic field and density ratio) shows relatively little variations over solar cycle. However, the shocks were slightly stronger during the ascending phase of a relatively weak solar cycle 24 than during the previous ascending phase. The CME‐ and SIR‐driven fast forward shocks and fast reverse shocks have distinct upstream solar wind conditions, which reflect to their relative strengths. We found that CME‐driven shocks are on average stronger and faster, and they show broader distributions of shock parameters than the shocks driven by SIRs.

Modelling SNR G1.9+0.3 as a Supernova inside a Planetary Nebula

Using 3D numerical hydrodynamical simulations we show that a Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) explosion inside a planetary nebula (PN) can explain the observed shape of the G1.9+0.3 supernova remnant (SNR) and its X-ray morphology. The SNR G1.9+0.3 morphology can be generally described as a sphere with two small and incomplete lobes protruding on opposite sides of the SNR, termed ‘ears’, a structure resembling many elliptical PNe. Observations show the synchrotron X-ray emission to be much stronger inside the two ears than in the rest of the SNR. We numerically show that a spherical SN Ia explosion into a circumstellar matter (CSM) with the structure of an elliptical PN with ears and clumps embedded in the ears can explain the X-ray properties of SNR G1.9+0.3. While the ejecta has already collided with the PN shell in most of the SNR and its forward shock has been slowed down, the ejecta is still advancing inside the ears. The fast forward shock inside the ears explains the stronger X-ray emission there. SN Ia inside PNe (SNIPs) seem to comprise a non-negligible fraction of resolved SN Ia remnants.

Interplanetary Propagation Behavior of the Fast Coronal Mass Ejection on 23 July 2012

The fast coronal mass ejection (CME) from 23 July 2012 raised attention due to its extremely short transit time from Sun to 1 AU of less than 21 h. In-situ data from STEREO-A revealed the arrival of a fast forward shock with a speed of more than 2200 km s$^{-1}$ followed by a magnetic structure moving with almost 1900 km s$^{-1}$. We investigate the propagation behavior of the CME shock and magnetic structure with the aim to reproduce the short transit time and high impact speed as derived from in-situ data. We carefully measure the 3D kinematics of the CME using the graduated cylindrical shell model, and obtain a maximum speed of 2580$\pm$280 km s$^{-1}$ for the CME shock and of 2270$\pm$420 km s$^{-1}$ for its magnetic structure. Based on the 3D kinematics, the drag-based model (DBM) reproduces the observational data reasonably well. To successfully simulate the CME shock, we find that the ambient flow speed should be of average value close to the slow solar wind speed (450 km s$^{-1}$), and the initial shock speed at a distance of 30 $R_{\odot}$ should not exceed $\approx$2300 km s$^{-1}$, otherwise it would arrive much too early at STEREO-A. The model results indicate that an extremely low aerodynamic drag force is exerted on the shock, smaller by one order of magnitude compared to the average. As a consequence, the CME hardly decelerates in interplanetary space and maintains its high initial speed. The low aerodynamic drag can only be reproduced when reducing the density of the ambient solar wind flow, in which the massive CME propagates, to $\rho_{\rm sw}$=1-2 cm$^{-3}$ at the distance of 1 AU. This result is consistent with the preconditioning of interplanetary space owing to a previous CME.

Interplanetary shock–bow shock interaction: Comparison of a global MHD model and observation

A fast forward shock passing through the bow shock would generate a train of new discontinuities that differ with the distance from the Sun–Earth line. However, interplanetary (IP) shocks are often followed by a rotation of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) over a large angle and a presence of this rotation can modify the interaction process. The present paper analyzes in detail one IP shock where data measured by Wind are used as an input to a global BATS-R-US MHD model and the model prediction is compared with Geotail magnetosheath observations. The study is based on three runs of the global MHD model that use different modifications of upstream conditions. We have found that (1) about 45% of IP shocks is followed by a significant IMF rotation within 15min after the shock ramp; (2) the IMF rotation modifies the dynamics of the magnetospheric response to the IP shock arrival; (3) a train of new discontinuities created by an interaction of the IP shock with bow shock can be identified in MHD simulations as well as in the experimental data; and (4) a new discontinuity is created by the interaction of the IMF rotation with the bow shock.

Impact angle control of interplanetary shock geoeffectiveness

AbstractWe use Open Geospace General Circulation Model global MHD simulations to study the nightside magnetospheric, magnetotail, and ionospheric responses to interplanetary (IP) fast forward shocks. Three cases are presented in this study: two inclined oblique shocks, hereafter IOS‐1 and IOS‐2, where the latter has a Mach number twice stronger than the former. Both shocks have impact angles of 30° in relation to the Sun‐Earth line. Lastly, we choose a frontal perpendicular shock, FPS, whose shock normal is along the Sun‐Earth line, with the same Mach number as IOS‐1. We find that, in the IOS‐1 case, due to the north‐south asymmetry, the magnetotail is deflected southward, leading to a mild compression. The geomagnetic activity observed in the nightside ionosphere is then weak. On the other hand, in the head‐on case, the FPS compresses the magnetotail from both sides symmetrically. This compression triggers a substorm allowing a larger amount of stored energy in the magnetotail to be released to the nightside ionosphere, resulting in stronger geomagnetic activity. By comparing IOS‐2 and FPS, we find that, despite the IOS‐2 having a larger Mach number, the FPS leads to a larger geomagnetic response in the nightside ionosphere. As a result, we conclude that IP shocks with similar upstream conditions, such as magnetic field, speed, density, and Mach number, can have different geoeffectiveness, depending on their shock normal orientation.

Multi-instrument study of the Jovian radio emissions triggered by solar wind shocks and inferred magnetospheric subcorotation rates

The influence of solar wind conditions on the Jovian auroral radio emissions has long been debated, mostly because it has always been difficult to get accurate solar wind and radio observations at the same time. We present here a study of Jupiter׳s radio emissions compared to solar wind conditions using radio (RPWS) and magnetic (MAG) data from the Cassini spacecraft from October to December 2000, just before its flyby of Jupiter. The spacecraft was then in the solar wind and could record both the radio emissions coming from the Jovian magnetosphere and the solar wind magnetic field (IMF). With these data, we found a good correspondence between the arrival of interplanetary shocks at Jupiter and the occurrence of radio storms. Our results confirm those from the previous studies showing that fast forward shocks (FFS) trigger mostly dusk emissions, whereas fast reverse shocks (FRS) trigger both dawn and dusk emissions. FFS-triggered emissions are found to occur 10–30h after the shock arrival when the IMF is weak (below 2nT), and quasi-immediately after shock arrival when the IMF is strong (above 2nT). FRS-triggered emissions are found to occur quasi-immediately even when the IMF is weak. We show and discuss in depth the characteristic morphologies of the radio emissions related to each type of shock and their implications.We also used simultaneous radio observations from the ground-based Nançay decameter array and from the Galileo radio instrument (PWS). From the comparison of these measurements with Cassini׳s, we deduce the regions where the radio storms occur, as well as the radio source subcorotation rates. We show that FFS-triggered emissions onset happens in a sector of local time centered around 15:00 LT, and that all the shock-triggered radio sources sub-corotate with a subcorotation rate of ~50% when the IMF is below 2nT and of ~80% when it is above 2nT. These rates could correspond to the extended and compressed states of the Jovian magnetosphere.

The interplanetary causes of geomagnetic activity during the 7–17 March 2012 interval: a CAWSES II overview

This overview paper presents/discusses the major solar, interplanetary, magnetospheric, and ionospheric features of the CAWSES II interval of study: 7–17 March 2012. Magnetic storms occurred on 7, 9, 12, and 15 March with peak SYM-H intensities of −98 nT, −148 nT, −75 nT (pressure corrected), and −79 nT, respectively. These are called the S1, S2, S3, and S4 events. Although three of the storm main phases (S1, S3, and S4) were caused by IMF B south sheath fields and the S2 event was associated with a magnetic cloud (MC), the detailed scenario for all four storms were different. Two interplanetary features with unusually high temperatures and intense and quiet magnetic fields were identified located antisunward of the MCs (S2 and S3). These features are signatures of either coronal loops or coronal sheaths. A high speed stream (HSS) followed the S4 event where the presumably southward IMF Bz components of the Alfven waves extended the storm “recovery phase” by several days. The ICME-associated shocks were particularly intense. The fast forward shock for the S2 event had a magnetosonic Mach number of ~9.4, the largest in recorded history. All of the shocks associated with the ICMEs created sudden impulses (SI+ s) at Earth. The shocks preceding the S2 and S3 magnetic storms caused unusually high SI+ intensities of ~60 and 68 nT, respectively. Many further studies on various facets of this active interval are suggested for CAWSES II researchers and other interested parties.

Magnetohydrodynamic Fast Shocks and Their Relation to Solar Energetic Particle Event Intensities

Gradual solar energetic particles (SEPs) are associated with interplanetary (IP) shock driven by coronal mass ejections. Testing theories/models that are built around shock acceleration mechanisms is difficult due to the complexity of SEP fluxes acquired by single-point measurements. To circumvent this, we correlate fast-forward shock Mach numbers derived from a 1.5D magnetohydrodynamics simulation with the intensity of solar energetic oxygen (O) and helium-4 (^4He) particles acquired by instruments aboard the ACE spacecraft during a series of coronal mass ejections in 2003 (October 28 - 31). A good correlation at the 5% significance level is found for O and ^4He with energy (E) > ~10 MeV n^(-1), with the peak correlation coefficient r = 0.82 for O (E = 63.8 - 89.8 MeV n^(-1)) and r = 0.77 for ^4He (E = 18.0 - 29.4 MeV n^(-1)), respectively, for hourly averaged data. This result not only bolsters the causal relationship between IP fast shocks and SEPs, but also suggests that the Mach number of IP shocks is one of the major controlling parameters for the intensity of SEPs measured in the near-Earth space.

An asymmetry of the electron foreshock due to the strahl

[1] We investigate statistically the dependence of electron foreshock Langmuir wave activity on the properties of the upstream electron distribution function, using wave and electron measurements from the Wind spacecraft. We find that the presence of a strong strahl beam in the upstream solar wind leads to a significant increase in the occurrence of Langmuir wave activity in the sunward wing of the electron foreshock, generating an asymmetry in the foreshock between the sunward and anti-sunward wings. This asymmetry of electrostatic wave occurrence is likely to be reflected in the radio emission properties of the two foreshock wings. The mechanism behind the asymmetry was first postulated in the context of the Venus foreshock, and may be relevant to recent observations of Langmuir wave activity in solar wind magnetic holes. Furthermore, the likely absence of a strahl-related enhancement at fast forward interplanetary shocks points out a key difference between the physics of electron acceleration at interplanetary shocks and bow shocks.

Nightside geosynchronous magnetic field response to interplanetary shocks: Model results

Inspired by the fact that spacecraft at geosynchronous orbit may observe an increase or decrease in the magnetic field in the midnight sector caused by interplanetary fast forward shocks (FFS), we perform global MHD simulations of the nightside magnetospheric magnetic field response to interplanetary (IP) shocks. The model reveals that when a FFS sweeps over the magnetosphere, there exist mainly two regions: a positive response region caused by the compressive effect of the shock and a negative response region which is probably associated with the temporary enhancement of earthward convection in the nightside magnetosphere. IP shocks with larger upstream dynamic pressures have a higher probability of producing a decrease in B(z) that can be observed in the midnight sector at geosynchronous orbit, and other solar wind parameters such as the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) B(z) and IP shock speed do not seem to increase this probability. Nevertheless, the southward IMF B(z) leads to a stronger and larger negative response region, and a higher IP shock speed results in stronger negative and positive response regions. Finally, a statistical survey of nightside geosynchronous B(z) response to IP shocks between 1998 and 2005 is conducted to examine these model predictions.

GAMMA-RAY EMISSION OF ACCELERATED PARTICLES ESCAPING A SUPERNOVA REMNANT IN A MOLECULAR CLOUD

We present a model of gamma-ray emission from core-collapse supernovae originating from the explosions of massive young stars. The fast forward shock of the supernova remnant (SNR) can accelerate particles by diffusive shock acceleration (DSA) in a cavern blown by a strong, pre-supernova stellar wind. As a fundamental part of nonlinear DSA, some fraction of the accelerated particles escape the shock and interact with a surrounding massive dense shell producing hard photon emission. To calculate this emission, we have developed a new Monte Carlo technique for propagating the cosmic rays (CRs) produced by the forward shock of the SNR, into the dense, external material. This technique is incorporated in a hydrodynamic model of an evolving SNR which includes the nonlinear feedback of CRs on the SNR evolution, the production of escaping CRs along with those that remain trapped within the remnant, and the broad-band emission of radiation from trapped and escaping CRs. While our combined CR-hydro-escape model is quite general and applies to both core collapse and thermonuclear supernovae, the parameters we choose for our discussion here are more typical of SNRs from very massive stars whose emission spectra differ somewhat from those produced by lower mass progenitors directly interacting with a molecular cloud.

Propagation of a shock-related disturbance in the Earth's magnetosphere

[1] The Grand Unified Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling Simulation, version 4, magnetohydrodynamic simulation of the interplanetary shock event on 9 November 2002 is used to determine the shock-associated disturbance propagation characteristics inside the Earth's magnetosphere. Interaction of an interplanetary fast forward shock with the magnetopause caused a shock-related disturbance inside the magnetosphere that propagated at a speed significantly higher than that in the solar wind or magnetosheath. The propagation direction of the disturbance was calculated from the Rankine-Hugoniot conditions, velocity and magnetic coplanarity, and minimum variance analysis and is shown to vary in different regions of the magnetosphere. Furthermore, the impulse disturbance wave mode changes as the plasma and field conditions change inside the magnetosphere. These results bring important new information about the propagation processes that is not directly obtainable from point measurements made by (even several) spacecraft. On the other hand, comparison of ionospheric observations from the IMAGE magnetometer chain with geosynchronous data allow us to also interpret the double step structure observed at dayside geosynchronous orbit, which is below the simulation resolution. This combination provides us with quite a complete view on shock propagation inside the magnetosphere.

Analysis and study of the in situ observation of the June 1st 2008 CME by STEREO

In this work we present a combined study of the counterpart of the coronal mass ejection (CME) of June 1st of 2008 in the interplanetary medium. This event has been largely studied because of its peculiar initiation and its possible forecasting consequences for space weather. We show an in situ analysis (on days June 6th–7th of 2008) of the CME in the interplanetary medium in order to shed some light on the propagation and evolution mechanisms of the interplanetary CME (ICME). The goals of this work are twofold: gathering the whole in situ data from PLASTIC and IMPACT onboard STEREO B in order to provide a complete characterization of the ICME, and to present a model where the thermal plasma pressure is included. The isolated ICME features show a clear forward shock which we identify as an oblique forward fast shock accelerating ions to a few-hundred keV during its passage. Following the shock, a flux rope is easily defined as a magnetic cloud (MC) by the magnetic field components and magnitude, and the low proton plasma-β. During the spacecraft passage through the MC, the energetic ion intensity shows a pronounced decrease, suggesting a closed magnetic topology, and the suprathermal electron population shows a density and temperature increase, demonstrating the importance of the electrons in the MC description. The in situ evidence suggests that there is no direct magnetic connection between the forward shock and the MC, and the characteristics of the reverse shock determined suggest that the shock pair is a consequence of the propagation of the ICME in the interplanetary medium. The energetic ions measured by the SEPT instrument suggest that their enhancement is not related to any solar event, but is solely due to the interplanetary shock consistent with the fact that no flares are observed on the Sun. The changes in the polarity of the interplanetary magnetic field in the vicinity of the ICME observed by electron PADs from SWEA are in accordance with the idea that the CME originated along a neutral line over the quiet Sun. The magnetic cloud model presented in this work provides the plasma pressure as a new factor to consider in the study of the expansion and evolution of CMEs in the interplanetary medium. This model could provide a new understanding of the Sun–Earth connection because of the important role that the plasma plays in the eruption of the CME in the solar corona and the reconnection process carried out with the Earth’s magnetosphere.

Case study of nightside magnetospheric magnetic field response to interplanetary shocks

Observations show that the geosynchronous magnetic field in midnight sector sometimes decreases when an interplanetary (IP) fast forward shock (FFS) passes Earth, even though the magnetosphere is always compressed. We perform case studies of the response observed by the GOES spacecraft at geosynchronous orbit near midnight to two IP shocks passing Earth. One shock produces a decrease in BZ (a negative response) and the other an increase in BZ (a positive response). A global 3D MHD code is run to reproduce the responses at geosynchronous orbit, and to further provide information on the initiation and development of BZ variations in the entire magnetosphere. The model reveals that when a FFS sweeps over the magnetosphere, there exist mainly two regions, a positive response region caused by the compressive effect of the shock and a negative response region which is probably associated with the temporary enhancement of earthward convection in the nightside magnetosphere. The spacecraft may observe an increase or decrease of the magnetic field depending on which region it is in. The numerical results reproduce the main characters of the geosynchronous magnetic field response to IP shocks for these two typical cases.

Interplanetary fast forward shocks and their geomagnetic effects: CAWSES events

The seven CAWSES interplanetary fast forward shocks and their geomagnetic effects during 2004–2005 have been analyzed. It is found that the arrival time of the shocks at Earth can be estimated within an accuracy of ∼5 min. Furthermore, AL decreases are found to occur within 10 min of shock impingement on the magnetopause. It was also determined that there is a direct correlation between the interplanetary magnetic field southward directed (IMF B s ) prior to shock arrival and substorms triggered by the shocks. If the IMF is northward prior to shock arrival, the geomagnetic activity is present but is low. One interpretation of this result is that the preconditioning energy stored in the magnetotail leaks away rapidly. A correlation between substorm peak AL and shock strength (Mach number) has also been noted, which could imply that shock strength is important for the amount of energy released into the magnetosphere/ionosphere.

Solar wind effects on Jupiter non-Io DAM emissions during Ulysses distant encounter (2003–2004)

Aims. We analyze solar wind data from the Ulysses spacecraft during the distant Jupiter encounter from 2003 November to 2004 March as well as Nancay decametric (DAM) radio observations non-controlled by Io. Methods. The Ulysses solar wind data are balistically propagated towards Jupiter and are correlated with Nancay non-Io DAM emissions. Results. It is found that the average solar wind dynamic pressure around the time of DAM emissions is 1.7 times higher than its average value during the Ulysses encounter. The occurrence of fast forward (FS) and reverse (RS) interplanetary shocks and heliospheric current sheet crossings (HCS) is correlated with the occurrence of non-Io DAM emissions. We note an enhanced probability of occurrence of non-Io DAM emissions after the expected arrival of FS, RS and HCS at Jupiter. However, about half emissions (54%) did not seem to be associated with these interplanetary structures. We also note that the average duration and power of non-Io DAM emissions are enhanced during periods associated with those interplanetary structures. Conclusions. From the results obtained in this work it seems that non-Io DAM emissions occur during intervals of enhanced solar wind dynamic pressure. Yet, there is no direct correlation between the non-Io DAM emissions duration or power versus the solar wind pressure values and the interplanetary shock Mach number.

RADIAL EVOLUTION OF SOLAR WIND TURBULENCE DURING EARTH ANDULYSSESALIGNMENT OF 2007 AUGUST

At the end of 2007 August, during the minimum of solar cycle 23, a lineup of Earth and Ulysses occurred, giving the opportunity to analyze, for the first time, the same plasma sample at different observation points, namely at 1 and 1.4 AU. In particular, it allowed us to study the radial evolution of solar wind turbulence typical of fast wind streams as proposed in a Coordinated Investigation Programme for the International Heliophysical Year. This paper describes both the macrostructure and the fluctuations at small scales of this event. We find that soon after detecting the same fast stream, the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) observed a change of magnetic polarity being the interplanetary current sheet located between the orbits of the two spacecraft. Moreover, we observe that the compression region formed in front of the fast stream detected at ACE's location evolves in a fast forward shock at Ulysses' orbit. On the other hand, small-scale analysis shows that turbulence is evolving. The presence of a shift of the frequency break separating the injection range from the inertial range toward lower frequencies while distance increases is a clear indication that nonlinear interactions are at work. Moreover, we observe that intermittency, as measured by the flatness factor, increases with distance. This study confirms previous analyses performed using Helios observations of the same fast wind streams at different heliocentric distances, allowing us to relax about the hypothesis of the stationarity of the source regions adopted in previous studies. Consequently, any difference noticed in the solar wind parameters would be ascribed to radial (time) evolution.