Limit of temperature anisotropy relaxation by ion cyclotron waves: A statistical theory

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 4812-4815

  Nakamura, Tadas K ^a  

^a FUKUI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0004104529     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1321015     Document Type: Article

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