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Characteristics of solar and heliospheric ion populations observed near earthThe composition and spectra of ions in solar-energetic-particle and energetic-storm-particle events, of diffuse ions upstream of the earth bow shock, and of ions in deep-geomagnetic-tail plasmoids are characterized in a summary of in situ observations. Data are presented in graphs and tables, and remarkable similarities are noted in the distribution functions of the heliospheric ion populations. The solar wind, acting through acceleration mechanisms associated with shocks and turbulence, is identified as the major plasma source of suprathermal and energetic particles.
Document ID
19850039166
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Gloeckler, G.
(Maryland, University College Park, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: Advances in Space Research
Volume: 4
Issue: 2-3
ISSN: 0273-1177
Subject Category
Solar Physics
Accession Number
85A21317
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGR-21-002-316
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-101
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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