Structure of shocks with M_s = 3 and θ_Bn = 75° at Ω_cit = 55 for different values of plasma beta, β = 5, 20, 50, runs A2, A4, and A5 in panels a–c, respectively. Upper panels (*1) show distributions of normalized ion density, and lower panels (*2) the normalized B_z magnetic field fluctuations. The scaling is linear (compare Fig. 3c for the case with β = 20, run A4). White dotted lines depict the approximate location of the shock, x_sh, with respect to which distance is calculated in Figs. 9 and 10.