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Interstellar Ions

Interstellar Ions is a class of charged molecular species existing in the interstellar medium, distinguished by their electric charge resulting from the loss or gain of electrons in space environments, and detected through their characteristic rotational or vibrational spectral signatures in radio and infrared astronomy.

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Charge states of energetic (≈0.5 MeV/n) ions in corotating interaction regions at 1 AU and implications on source populations

E. Möbius, Daniel Morris, M. Popecki et al. · Geophysical Research Letters · 2002 · 445 citations · Full text

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Direct observation of He+ pick-up ions of interstellar origin in the solar wind

E. Möbius, D. Hovestadt, B. Klecker et al. · Nature · 1985 · 423 citations

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Interstellar pickup ions and quasi‐perpendicular shocks: Implications for the termination shock and interplanetary shocks

G. P. Zank, H. L. Pauls, Iver H. Cairns et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1996 · 403 citations

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On the flux and the energy spectrum of interstellar ions in the solar system

V. M. Vasyliūnas, G. L. Siscoe · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1976 · 394 citations

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Evolution of turbulent magnetic fluctuation power with heliospheric distance

G. P. Zank, W. H. Matthaeus, C. W. Smith · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1996 · 378 citations

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    N. A. Schwadron

    University of New Hampshire, United States

    26 publications · 1.7K citations

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    Philip A. Isenberg

    University of New Hampshire, United States

    21 publications · 1.2K citations

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    D. J. McComas

    Southwest Research Institute, United States

    17 publications · 1.3K citations

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    C. W. Smith

    University of New Hampshire, United States

    17 publications · 1.2K citations

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    G. P. Zank

    University of Alabama in Huntsville, United States

    17 publications · 2K citations

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  1. University of New Hampshire

    Durham, United States

    27 h-index

    134 publications

    8.2K citations

  2. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    23 h-index

    35 publications

    3.8K citations

  3. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    22 h-index

    40 publications

    2.3K citations

  4. Southwest Research Institute

    San Antonio, United States

    21 h-index

    74 publications

    4.6K citations

  5. Los Alamos National Laboratory

    Los Alamos, United States

    17 h-index

    26 publications

    2.4K citations

  6. University of Alabama in Huntsville

    Huntsville, United States

    16 h-index

    30 publications

    2K citations

  7. The University of Texas at San Antonio

    San Antonio, United States

    15 h-index

    28 publications

    2.4K citations

  8. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

    North Laurel, United States

    15 h-index

    64 publications

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  3. Geophysical Research Letters

    27 publications · 1.4K citations

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