Galactic cosmic ray H and He nuclei energy spectra measured by Voyagers 1 and 2 near the heliospheric termination shock in positive and negative solar magnetic polarity cycles

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Webber, W R ^a   Cummings, A C ^b   McDonald, F B ^c   Stone, E C ^b   Heikkila, B ^d   Lal, N ^d  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 57549092303     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013395     Document Type: Article

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