Implications of solar wind suprathermal tails for IBEX ENA images of the heliosheath

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Prested, C ^a   Schwadron, N ^a   Passuite, J ^a   Randol, B ^a,b   Stuart, B ^a,c   Crew, G ^a,d   Heerikhuisen, J ^e   Pogorelov, N ^e   Zank, G ^e   Opher, M ^f   Allegrini, F ^b   McComas, D J ^b   Reno, M ^b   Roelof, E ^g   Fuselier, S ^h   Funsten, H ⁱ   Moebius, E ^j   Saul, L ^k  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

ⁱ LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^j Univ of New Hampshire   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

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EID: 50249175810     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012758     Document Type: Article

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