The Role of the Drift Kink Mode in Destabilizing Thin Current Sheets

journal of geomagnetism and geoelectricity

Volumn 48, Issue 42496, 1996, Pages 833-844

  Pritchett, P L ^a   Coroniti, F V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0000743893     PISSN: 00221392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5636/jgg.48.833     Document Type: Article

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