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Dwyer et al. 1997

Dwyer, J.R., Mason, G.M., Mazur, J.E. and von Rosenvinge, T.T. (1997). Acceleration of solar flare ³He at the Earth's bow shock. Geophysical Research Letters 24: doi: 10.1029/96GL03660. issn: 0094-8276.

The STEP instrument on the WIND spacecraft observed several upstream events in coincidence with 3He and Fe-rich solar energetic particle events in late 1994. The distinctive ion composition of the impulsive solar energetic particle population provides an opportunity to study mechanisms that produce upstream events. We report energy spectra and mass composition of both the upstream event ions and SEP ions as well as the first detection of 3He ions in an upstream event. The detection of 3He unambiguously demonstrates that solar energetic particles can undergo further acceleration near the Earth.¿ 1997 American Geophysical Union

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Keywords
Interplanetary Physics, Planetary bow shocks, Space Plasma Physics, Charged particle motion and acceleration

Journal
Geophysical Research Letters
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