Phase space structures generated by absorbing obstacles in streaming plasmas

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 853-865

  Guio, P ^a   Pécseli, Hans L ^b,c  

^a Bergen Center for Computational Science   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c CENTRE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Space plasma physics (Numerical simulation studies; Electrostatic structures; Spacecraft sheaths, wakes, charging)

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMA;

EID: 18744407559     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-23-853-2005     Document Type: Article

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