Three-dimensional particle simulations of collisionless magnetic reconnection

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A9, 2002, Pages

  Zeiler, A ^a   Biskamp, D ^a   Drake, J F ^b   Rogers, B N ^b   Shay, M A ^b   Scholer, M ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PLASMAPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Magnetic reconnection instabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013053701     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA000287     Document Type: Article

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