Energy dissipation and ion heating at the heliospheric termination shock

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Wu, P ^a,b   Winske, D ^a   Gary, S P ^a   Schwadron, N A ^b   Lee, M A ^c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c University of New Hampshire   (United States)

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EID: 72649092683     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014240     Document Type: Article

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