Nitrogen in solar energetic particles: Isotopically distinct from solar wind

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 4293-4296

  Mathew, K J ^a   Kerridge, J F ^a   Marti, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGED PARTICLES; HELIUM; ION IMPLANTATION; ISOTOPES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ILMENITE; SOLAR WIND;

ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LUNAR SOIL ILMENITE GRAINS; SOLAR WIND; STEPWISE ETCHING; ACCELERATION MECHANISMS; IMPLANTATION DEPTH; IMPLANTED NITROGEN; ISOTOPIC RECORD; LUNAR SOIL; MODEL PREDICTION; SOLAR ENERGETIC PARTICLES; SOLAR SOURCE;

SOLAR RADIATION; NITROGEN;

SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 0033489802     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998GL900181     Document Type: Article

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