Radial evolution of the electron distribution functions in the fast solar wind between 0.3 and 1.5 AU

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A9, 2005, Pages

  Maksimovic, M ^a,h   Zouganelis, I ^a,h   Chaufray, J Y ^a,g   Issautier, K ^a,h   Scime, E E ^b   Littleton, J E ^b   Marsch, E ^c   McComas, D J ^d   Salem, C ^e   Lin, R P ^e,f   Elliott, H ^d  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^d SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g Service d'Aérotiomie du CNRS   (France)

^h UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

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EID: 33747194049     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011119     Document Type: Article

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