Origins of energetic ions in the cusp

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 5967-5976

  Trattner, K J ^a   Fuselier, S A ^a   Peterson, W K ^a   Chang, S W ^b   Friedel, R ^c   Aellig, M R ^d  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0011769493     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja003005     Document Type: Article

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