A kinetic approach to the Ponderomotive Force

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 21, 2003, Pages

  Dasgupta, B ^a   Tsurutani, B T ^a   Janaki, M S ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b SAHA INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; KINETIC THEORY; PROTONS; TENSORS;

ION GYROHARMONICS; PROTON ENERGIZATION;

GEOPHYSICS;

MAGNETIC FIELD;

EID: 1642342253     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL017385     Document Type: Article

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