On the width-amplitude inequality of electron phase space holes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A9, 2005, Pages

  Chen, Li Jen ^a   Pickett, Jolene ^a   Kintner, Paul ^b   Franz, Jason ^b   Gurnett, Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

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EID: 33747200780     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011087     Document Type: Article

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