Electron vortex orbits and merger

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1828-1841

  Mitchell, T B ^a   Driscoll, C F ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0001273628     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.868965     Document Type: Article

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