Determination of solar wind elemental abundances from M/Q observations during three periods in 1980

Kunz, S. ; Bochsler, P. ; Geiss, J. ; Ogilvie, K. W. ; Coplan, M. A.
Springer
Published 1983
ISSN:
1573-093X
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
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Abstract Mass spectra in the range 2 ≦ M/Q ≦ 3 provided by a high resolution mode of the ISEE-3 Plasma Composition Experiment were evaluated for three selected periods during early 1980. The observed Ne/O ratios are compatible with estimated solar abundance ratios. In two of the three periods, the He/Ne-ratios agree with the Apollo foil results. Freezing-in temperatures for oxygen are similar to those obtained by other groups. Possible reasons for an unexpectedly high flux at M/Q = 2.4 are discussed.
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