Bipolar electrostatic structures in the shock transition region: Evidence of electron phase space holes

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 2929-2932

  Bale, S D ^a,c   Kellogg, P J ^a   Larson, D E ^a   Lin, R P ^b   Goetz, K ^b   Lepping, R P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTRONS; ELECTROSTATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMA FLOW; PLASMA SHOCK WAVES; SPACECRAFT; ANTENNAS; DIPOLE ANTENNAS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS;

BIPOLAR ELECTROSTATICS; COLLISIONLESS SHOCKS; ELECTRON PHASE SPACE HOLES; ELECTRON THERMALIZATION; TERRESTIAL BOW SHOCK;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; PHASE SPACE METHODS;

COLLISIONLESS SHOCKS; ELECTRIC FIELD SIGNATURES; ELECTRON THERMALIZATION; PHASE-SPACE HOLE; POTENTIAL PROFILES; POTENTIAL STRUCTURE; TERRESTRIAL BOW SHOCK; TRANSITION REGIONS;

EID: 0032136361     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL02111     Document Type: Article

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