Phase-space holes due to electron and ion beams accelerated by a current-driven potential ramp

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 37-44

  Goldman, M V ^a   Newman, D L ^a   Ergun, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD; ION; PLASMA;

EID: 0037708389     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-10-37-2003     Document Type: Article

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