Energetic ions, large diamagnetic cavities, and Chapman-Ferraro cusp

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A1, 2003, Pages

  Fritz, Theodore A ^a   Chen, Jiasheng ^a   Siscoe, George L ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cusp; Diamagnetic cavities; Energetic particles; Magnetopause boundary layer; Magnetosheath; Solar wind plasma

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141903158     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009476     Document Type: Article

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