Implications of fluctuations in the distribution functions of interstellar pick-up ions for the scattering of low rigidity particles

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 93-96

  Fisk, L A ^a   Schwadron, N A ^a   Gloeckler, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IONS; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PICKUPS; SOLAR RADIATION; SPACE RESEARCH; RIGIDITY;

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; INTERSTELLAR PICK-UP IONS; LOW RIGIDITY PARTICLES;

SOLAR SYSTEM; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS;

MEAN FREE PATH; PICK-UP IONS; PITCH ANGLE;

EID: 0030837854     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL03752     Document Type: Article

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