Study of nonlinear alfven waves in an electron-positron plasma with a 3-d em particle code

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 117-120

  Nishikawa, Ken Ichi ^a   Zhao, Jie ^b   Sakai, Jun Ichi ^b   Neubert, Torsten ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0042043488     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(97)00046-X     Document Type: Article

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