The Stereo/Plastic response to solar wind ions (Flight measurements and models)

Astrophysics and Space Sciences Transactions

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-13

  Daoudi, H ^a   Blush, L M ^a   Bochsler, P ^a   Galvin, A B ^b   Giammanco, C ^a   Karrer, R ^a   Opitz, A ^a   Wurz, P ^a   Farrugia, C ^b   Kistler, L A ^b   Popecki, M A ^b   Mobius E ^b   Singer, K ^b   Klecker, B ^c   Wimmer Schweingruber, R F ^d   Thompson, B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^e NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 74949092500     PISSN: 18106528     EISSN: 18106536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/astra-5-1-2009     Document Type: Article

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