Consequences of strong ion acceleration in current sheets and due to reconnection

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 567-572

  Buchner J ^a   Kuska, J P ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

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EID: 11544275166     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(97)00965-4     Document Type: Article

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