Influence of the charge exchange and coulomb collisions on proton pitch angle distributions form in the earth's radiation belts

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 25-28

  Bashkirov, V F ^a   Kovtyukh, A S ^a   Panasyuk, M I ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0039261680     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0273-1177(95)00690-G     Document Type: Article

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