Under and over-adiabatic electrons through a perpendicular collisionless shock: Theory versus simulations

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 3685-3698

  Savoini, Philippe ^a   Lembege B ^a   Krasnosselskhik, V ^b   Kuramitsu, Y ^b  

^a SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^b LPCE CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Space plasma physics (Charged particle motion and acceleration; Numerical simulation studies; Shock waves)

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE; ADIABATIC PROCESS; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRON DENSITY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC METHOD; SIMULATION; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 30744438830     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-23-3685-2005     Document Type: Article

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