Solar flare electron acceleration: Comparing theories and observations

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2415-2423

  Benz, A O ^a   Saint Hilaire, P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; ELECTRON BEAMS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; WAVES; X RAYS;

FLARE ENERGY; SOLAR FLARES;

SPACE RESEARCH;

SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 0347051794     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.01.002     Document Type: Article

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