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Krimigis, S. M., et al.. (2012). Relating the Heliosheath and Cassini Measurements: Voyagers' Ground Truth. 39. 982.1 indexed citations
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Decker, R. B., S. M. Krimigis, E. C. Roelof, & M. E. Hill. (2008). Energetic Particle Populations in the Heliosheath Measured at Voyagers 1 and 2. AGUFM. 2008.1 indexed citations
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Jokipii, J. R., J. Giacalone, & R. B. Decker. (2007). Energy Spectra of Energetic Particles Upstream of the Termination Shock. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2007.1 indexed citations
Lario, D., R. B. Decker, S. M. Krimigis, E. C. Roelof, & A. Aran. (2006). Radial and longitudinal dependence of solar 4-13 MeV and 27-37 MeV proton peak intensities and fluences: Helios and IMP-8 observations. AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts. 2007. 2607.
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Lario, D., Qiang Hu, G. C. Ho, et al.. (2005). STATISTICAL PROPERTIES OF FAST FORWARD TRANSIENT INTERPLANETARY SHOCKS AND ASSOCIATED ENERGETIC PARTICLE EVENTS: ACE OBSERVATIONS. ESASP. 592. 81.17 indexed citations
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Lario, D., S. Livi, R. B. Decker, et al.. (2003). Energetic Particle Observations by the Cassini Spacecraft during Its Heliospheric Cruise to Saturn. International Cosmic Ray Conference. 6. 3543.1 indexed citations
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Ho, G. C., D. Lario, R. B. Decker, et al.. (2003). Energetic Electrons Associated with Transient Interplanetary Shocks: Evidence for Weak Interaction. ICRC. 6. 3689.3 indexed citations
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Decker, R. B., S. M. Krimigis, E. C. Roelof, & M. E. Hill. (2003). Angular distributions and energy spectra of low-energy ions observed by Voyager 1 at 85-88 AU. EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly. 3301.1 indexed citations
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Krimigis, S. M., et al.. (2002). Observations of low-energy oxygen ions at Voyagers 1 and 2. cosp. 34. 1087.2 indexed citations
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Krimigis, S. M., R. B. Decker, D. C. Hamilton, M. E. Hill, & G. Gloeckler. (2001). Survey of Energetic Particles Observed at Voyagers 1 and 2 during 1999-2001. ICRC. 9. 3607.1 indexed citations
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Decker, R. B.. (1999). Solar Energetic Particles from the April 1998 Activity: Observations from 1 to 72 AU. ICRC. 6. 328.4 indexed citations
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Decker, R. B.. (1999). Small-Scale Variations in ACR Intensities at Voyagers 1 and 2 in 1992-1998. ICRC. 7. 512.2 indexed citations
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Decker, R. B., S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, & M. Kane. (1995). Spatial Gradients, Energy Spectra and Anisotropies of Ions ≥ 30 keV at CIR Shocks from 1 to 50 AU. International Cosmic Ray Conference. 4. 421.10 indexed citations
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Decker, R. B., S. M. Krimigis, & D. Venkatesan. (1993). A Survey of Energetic Particle Activity in the Heliosphere in 1991-92. 3. 481.1 indexed citations
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Decker, R. B., R. E. Gold, & S. M. Krimigis. (1991). Distributions of 30-4000 KeV Ions Associated with an Interplanetary Shock at Voyager 2 (30 AU) and Voyager 1 (38 AU) in 1989. ICRC. 3. 296.4 indexed citations
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Venkatesan, D., R. B. Decker, & S. M. Krimigis. (1987). Cosmic Ray Intensity Gradients during 1984-1986. International Cosmic Ray Conference. 3. 385.3 indexed citations
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Roelof, E. C., R. B. Decker, S. M. Krimigis, D. Venkatesan, & A. J. Lazarus. (1982). Galactic cosmic ray gradients, field-aligned and latitudinal, among Voyagers 1/2 and IMP-8. International Cosmic Ray Conference. 10. 96–99.5 indexed citations
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Decker, R. B.. (1979). A numerical simulation of charged particle interactions with interplanetary shock waves. PhDT.5 indexed citations
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