Observation of the CIV effect in interstellar clouds: A speculation on the physical mechanism for their existence

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2122-2127

  Peratt, Anthony L ^a   Verschuur, Gerrit L ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; HYDROGEN; IONIZATION OF GASES; KINETIC ENERGY; MAGNETOPLASMA;

CRITICAL IONIZATION VELOCITY (CIV); INTERSTELLAR CLOUDS;

EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES;

EID: 0034462613     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.902239     Document Type: Article

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