A direct numerical simulation of an oblique shock wave impinging on a turbulent boundary layer at Mach number 2.28 is carried out moderate Reynolds number, simulating flow conditions similar to those the experiment by Dupont et al. ( J. Fluid Mech. , vol. 559, 2006, pp. 255–277). The low-frequency unsteadiness, whose characteristics have been focus considerable research efforts, here investigat...