The interstellar hydrogen shadow: Observations of interstellar pickup ions beyond Jupiter

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A2, 2004, Pages

  McComas, D J ^a   Schwadron, N A ^a   Crary, F J ^a   Elliott, H A ^a   Young, D T ^a   Gosling, J T ^b   Thomsen, M F ^b   Sittler, E ^c   Berthelier, J J ^d,g   Szego, K ^e   Coates, A J ^f  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e WIGNER RESEARCH CENTRE FOR PHYSICS   (Hungary)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Cassini; Heliosphere; Interstellar hydrogen shadow; Jupiter; Pickup ions

Indexed keywords

EID: 21044442040     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010217     Document Type: Article

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