Helium energetics in the high-latitude solar wind: Ulysses observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 5693-5708

  Reisenfeld, D B ^a   Gary, S P ^a   Gosling, J T ^a   Steinberg, J T ^a   McComas, D J ^b   Goldstein, B E ^c   Neugebauer, M ^c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0011359614     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja000317     Document Type: Article

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