Strong electron heating and non-Maxwellian behavior in magnetic reconnection

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 627-634

  Hoshino, M ^a   Hiraide, K ^a   Mukai, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD;

EID: 0002925032     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03353282     Document Type: Article

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