Hybrid simulations of solar wind interaction with magnetized asteroids: General characteristics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A12, 2002, Pages

  Omidi, N ^a,b   Blanco Cano, X ^c   Russell, C T ^d   Karimabadi, H ^a   Acuna, M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asteroids; Hybrid simulations; Solar wind interactions; Whistler wake

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442635696     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009441     Document Type: Article

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