Reforming perpendicular shocks in the presence of pickup protons: Initial ion acceleration

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 643-650

  Lee, R E ^a   Chapman, S C ^a,b   Dendy, R O ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CULHAM SCIENCE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interplanetary physics (Cosmic rays, Heliopause and solar wind termination); Space plasma physics (Shock waves)

Indexed keywords

SOLAR WIND;

EID: 16344367225     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-23-643-2005     Document Type: Article

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