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Notes to editors

16/11/2011 845 views 0 likes
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The paper titled “Electron Temperature Gradient Scale at Collisionless Shocks” by Steven J. Schwartz et al. is to be published in Physical Review Letters, 18 November 2011.

For further information, please contact:

Markus Bauer
ESA Science and Robotic Exploration Communication Officer
Tel: +31 71 565 6799
Mob: +31 61 594 3 954
Email: markus.bauer@esa.int

Steven J Schwartz
Imperial College London
Tel: +44 20 7594 7660
Email: s.schwartz@imperial.ac.uk

Matthew Taylor
ESA Cluster Project Scientist
Tel: +31 71 565 8009
Email: Matthew.Taylor@esa.int

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