Towards understanding magnetic holes: Hybrid simulations

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 14, 2003, Pages

  Baumgartel K ^a   Sauer, K ^b   Dubinin, E ^b  

^a ASTROPHYSIKALISCHES INSTITUT POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MIRRORS; MAGNETIC MIRRORS; MAGNETISM; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMA STABILITY;

MAGNETIC COMPRESSIONS; ANISOTROPIC PLASMAS; CODE SIMULATION; HYBRID SIMULATION; MAGNETIC COMPRESSION; SATURATED STATE; SPACE PLASMAS; VARIABLE LENGTH;

PLASMAS; MAGNETOPLASMA;

MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 0141872935     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL017373     Document Type: Article

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