Cluster observations of electron holes in association with magnetotail reconnection and comparison to simulations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A1, 2005, Pages

  Cattell, C ^a,g   Dombeck, J ^a,g   Wygant, J ^a,g   Drake, J F ^b   Swisdak, M ^b   Goldstein, M L ^c   Keith, W ^c   Fazakerley, A ^d   Andre M ^e   Lucek, E ^f   Balogh, A ^f  

^a School of Physics and Astronomy University of Minnesota Twin Cities ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^f IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 33747036477     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010519     Document Type: Article

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