Galactic spiral arms and dynamo control parameters

Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 391-396

  Shukurov, A ^a   Sokolopf, D ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Galactic magnetic fields; Galactic spiral arms; Interstellar turbulence; Mean field dynamos

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042613464     PISSN: 00393169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023325308335     Document Type: Article

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