Ion dynamics and distribution at the quasiperpendicular collisionless shock front

Surveys in Geophysics

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 541-566

  Gedalin, M ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Collisionless shocks; Fine structure; Ion dynamics; Ion heating; Ion reflection; Nongyrotropy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECELERATION; DYNAMICS; VELOCITY;

COLLISIONLESS SHOCKS; FINE STRUCTURE; ION DYNAMICS; ION HEATING; ION REFLECTION; MACH NUMBER; NONGYROTROPY;

IONS;

EID: 0031272118     PISSN: 01693298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006509702173     Document Type: Article

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