Auroral electron dispersion below inverted-V energies: Resonant deceleration and acceleration by Alfvén waves

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A10, 2005, Pages

  Chen, Li Jen ^a   Kletzing, Craig A ^a   Hu, Shuanghui ^b   Bounds, Scott R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33845765148     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011168     Document Type: Article

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