Acceleration sites of energetic ions upstream of the Earth's bow shock and in the magnetosheath: Statistical study on charge states of heavy ions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A11, 2004, Pages

  Keika, K ^a   Nose M ^a   Christon, S P ^b   McEntire, R W ^c,d  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Focused Analysis and Research   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bow shock acceleration; Charge states of heavy ions; Ion escape from the magnetosphere; Origin of upstream energetic ions

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747193350     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA009953     Document Type: Article

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