Kinetic parameters of interstellar neutral helium: Updated results from the ULYSSES/GAS-instrument

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-65

  Witte, M ^a   Banaszkiewicz, M ^a   Rosenbauer, H ^a   McMullin, D ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interstellar medium; Interstellar neutral helium; Kinetic parameters

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHOTOIONIZATION; SPACE RESEARCH; SUN;

ECLIPTIC LATITUDE; HELIOSPHERE; KINETIC PARAMETERS;

HELIUM;

SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 2942705676     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.01.037     Document Type: Article

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