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Cravens 1986
Cravens, T.E. (1986). Ion distribution functions in the vicinity of comet Giacobini-Zinner. Geophysical Research Letters 13: doi: 10.1029/GL013i003p00275. issn: 0094-8276.

Photoionization of neutral molecules in the coma surrounding a comet produces heavy ions which contaminate and mass-load the solar wind. Cometary ion distribution functions in the vicinity of comet Giacobini-Zinner (G/Z) are calculated using a Monte Carlo method. The distribution function calculated behind the shock has both cold (≈2 keV) and hot (≈40 keV) components.

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