Wave induced suprathermal tail generation of electron velocity space distributions

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 48, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 133-141

  Leubner, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

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EID: 0001525896     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(99)00091-4     Document Type: Article

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