Spacecraft potential effects on electron moments derived from a perfect plasma detector

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2073-2080

  Genot V ^a   Schwartz, S J ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Space plasma physics (spacecraft sheaths, wakes, charging; experimental and mathematical techniques; instruments and techniques)

Indexed keywords

PHYSICS; PLASMA; SPACECRAFT;

EID: 3242875207     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-22-2073-2004     Document Type: Article

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