Electric field measurements on Cluster: Comparing the double-probe and electron drift techniques

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 275-289

  Eriksson, A I ^a   Andre M ^a   Klecker, B ^b   Laakso, H ^c   Lindqvist, P A ^d   Mozer, F ^e   Paschmann, G ^b,f   Pedersen, A ^g   Quinn, J ^h   Torbert, R ^h   Torkar, K ⁱ   Vaith, H ^b,h  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^c EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^d ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f INTERNATIONAL SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

ⁱ Austrian Academy of Sciences ^*  (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PLASMA;

EID: 33646456784     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-24-275-2006     Document Type: Article

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