Plasma interactions of exoplanets with their parent star and associated radio emissions

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 598-617

  Zarka, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

Author keywords

Exoplanets; Magnetospheres; Radio emissions; Star planet interaction; Unipolar inductor

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLANETS; PLASMA FLOW; RADIO TELESCOPES; RADIO WAVES; STARS;

EXOPLANETS; RADIO EMISSIONS; STAR-PLANET INTERACTION; UNIPOLAR INDUCTOR;

PLASMA INTERACTIONS;

EID: 33847749370     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2006.05.045     Document Type: Article

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