Approximate plasma dispersion functions at relativistic temperatures

Journal of Plasma Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 709-718

  Luo, Q ^a   Melrose, D B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BESSEL FUNCTIONS; FUNCTIONS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIZATION; POSITRONS; RESONANCE;

INTEGRAL FUNCTIONS; ISOTROPIC PLASMAS; LORENTZ FACTORS; PLASMA DISPERSION FUNCTIONS (PDF);

PLASMAS;

EID: 10244279322     PISSN: 00223778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022377804002867     Document Type: Article

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