A study of the composition and energy spectra of anomalous cosmic rays using the geomagnetic field

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 617-620

  Mewaldt, R A ^a   Cummings, J R ^a   Leske, R A ^a   Selesnick, R S ^a   Stone, E C ^a   Von Rosenvinge, T T ^b,c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c GSFC Code 443   (United States)

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EID: 0004455025     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL00423     Document Type: Article

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