Ion cyclotron instability due to the thermal anisotropy of drifting ion species

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A1, 2003, Pages

  Gomberoff, L ^a   Valdivia, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Ion drift; Ion cyclotron instability; Qlm cascade; Thermal anisotropy

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342446941     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009576     Document Type: Article

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