Properties of small-amplitude electron phase-space holes observed by Polar

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A9, 2005, Pages

  Franz, J R ^a,c   Kintner, P M ^a,d   Pickett, J S ^b   Chen, L J ^b  

^a School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d 302 Rhodes Hall Cornell University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 33646683270     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011095     Document Type: Article

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