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    ESA > Our Activities > Space Science > Cluster

    Notes to editors

    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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