Energy-dependent ionization states of shock-accelerated particles in the solar corona

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 24, 1999, Pages 3585-3588

  Reames, D V ^a,b   Ng, C K ^a,b,c   Tylka, A J ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMAS; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; IONIZATION;

CORONAL PLASMAS; SHOCK ACCELERATED PARTICLES; SOLAR CORONA;

ATMOSPHERIC IONIZATION; IONS;

SOLAR ACTIVITY;

ACCELERATED PARTICLES; AMBIENT PLASMAS; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; ENERGY DEPENDENT; IONIZATION STATE; PLASMA TEMPERATURE; SHOCK ACCELERATION; SOLAR PARTICLE EVENTS;

EID: 0033573505     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL003656     Document Type: Article

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