Observations of suprathermal electron conics in an interplanetary coronal mass ejection

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 16, 1999, Pages 2613-2616

  Feldman, W C ^a   Skoug, R M ^a   Gosling, J T ^a   McComas, D J ^a   Tokar, R L ^a   Burlaga, L F ^b   Ness, N F ^c   Smith, C W ^c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; SUN; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MAGNETISM;

INTERPLANETARY CORONAL MASS EJECTION; MAGNETIC LOOPS; PITCH ANGLE DISTRIBUTION; SOLAR WIND; SUPRATHERMAL ELECTRON CONICS; CHARGE NEUTRALITY; CORONAL MASS EJECTION; ELECTRON HEATING; INTERPLANETARY CMES; INTERPLANETARY CORONAL MASS EJECTIONS; MAGNETIC RECONNECTIONS; SUPRATHERMAL ELECTRONS;

GEOMAGNETISM; ELECTRONS;

SOLAR WIND;

EID: 0033397367     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL900460     Document Type: Article

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