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Plasma experiment on board of the ESRO satellite HEOS-1 observed heavy ions with energy per unit charge 2.5 and 4 times higher than protons. Observations refer to the driving piston of the interplanetary shock occurred on 31 March 1970.
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Cattaneo, M.B., Formisano, V., Moreno, G. et al. Observation of solar wind heavy ions. Sol Phys 17, 468–472 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00150048
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