A survey of 3He enhancements at 2-20 MeV/nucleon: Ulysses COSPIN/LET observations

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1245-1248

  Tranquille, C ^a   Marsden, R G ^a   Sanderson, T R ^a   Hofer, M Y ^a  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Interplanetary physics (energetic particles); Solar physics, astrophysics and astronomy (energetic particles; flares and mass ejections)

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAY; HELIUM; SOLAR PHENOMENA;

EID: 0042703885     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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