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The EGD plasma experiment, launched on board of the ISEE-2 spacecraft, is briefly described. Preliminary results concerning three bow shock crossings occurred in November 1977 are discussed. Our attention is focused on some non-thermal features of the distribution function of proton velocities: in particular, we discuss double peaked structures of solar wind spectra and flows of particles backstreaming from the bow shock.
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Bavassano-Cattaneo, M.B., Bonifazi, C., Cerulli-Irelli, P. et al. Preliminary results from the solar wind experiment on the ISEE-2 satellite. Space Sci Rev 23, 59–74 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00174111
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