Conditions for plasmoid penetration across abrupt magnetic barriers

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-10

  Brenning, Nils ^a   Hurtig, Tomas ^a   Raadu, Michael A ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT DENSITY; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETOSPHERE; SOLAR SYSTEM;

MAGNETIC BARRIERS; MAGNETIC EXPULSIONS; PLASMOIDS; SELF-POLARIZATIONS;

PLASMAS;

EID: 20444444310     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1812277     Document Type: Article

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