Quasi-perpendicular shocks: Length scale of the cross-shock potential, shock reformation, and implication for shock surfing

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A1, 2003, Pages

  Scholer, Manfred ^a   Shinohara, Iku ^b   Matsukiyo, Shuichi ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Collisionless shocks; Particle acceleration; Shock potential

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749569558     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009515     Document Type: Article

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