Solar wind ion scattering by Alfvén-cyclotron fluctuations: Ion temperature anisotropies versus relative alpha particle densities

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 8, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Gary, S Peter ^a   Yin, Lin ^a   Winske, Dan ^a   Steinberg, John T ^a   Skoug, Ruth M ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CRYOGENICS; CYCLOTRONS; SOLAR SYSTEM; STATISTICAL METHODS; WIND EFFECTS;

HYBRID COMPUTER SIMULATIONS; ION SCATTERING; PARTICLE DENSITY; PROTON TEMPERATURE;

SCATTERING;

EID: 33646337702     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: 13672630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/8/1/017     Document Type: Article

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