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This animation shows a nuetral solar particle's path leaving the Sun, following the magnetic field lines out to the Heliosheath. The solar particle hits a hydrogen atom, stealing it's electron and we follow it until we see it hit one of IBEXs detectors. Note: Solar particle animation Animator: Walt Feimer (HTSI). Scientist: Dave McComas (SwRI). Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets: IBEX.
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