Space-time evolution of electron-beam driven electron holes and their effects on the plasma

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 53-63

  Singh, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON; MAGNETIC FIELD; PLASMA;

EID: 0038046164     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-10-53-2003     Document Type: Article

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