Unusual isotopic composition of solar energetic particles observed in the November 6, 1997 event

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 153-156

  Leske, R A ^a   Cohen, C M S ^a   Cummings, A C ^a   Mewaldt, R A ^a   Stone, E C ^a   Dougherty, B L ^b   Wiedenbeck, M E ^b   Christian, E R ^c   Von Rosenvinge, T T ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ISOTOPES;

ADVANCED COMPOSITION; ISOTOPE RATIO; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; SOLAR ENERGETIC PARTICLES; SOLAR EVENTS;

NEON;

SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 0033556499     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998GL900173     Document Type: Article

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