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We discuss recent results on solar wind ion composition which have been obtained in three different domains: in situ measurements by spacecraft borne instruments, investigation of lunar soils for surface implanted gases, and theoretical models of solar wind generation and acceleration.

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Solar windSpacecraftIonAstrobiologyEnvironmental scienceComposition (language)Gas compositionMaterials scienceAtmospheric sciencesAerospace engineeringPhysicsPlasmaAstronomyThermodynamicsEngineeringNuclear physics

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Year
1987
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article
Volume
T18
Pages
55-60
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34
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P. Bochsler (1987). Solar Wind Ion Composition. Physica Scripta , T18 , 55-60. https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-8949/1987/t18/007

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10.1088/0031-8949/1987/t18/007