Relativistic diffusion coefficients for superluminous (auroral kilometric radiation) wave modes in space plasmas

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Xiao, Fuliang ^a   He, Huiyong ^a   Zhou, Qinghua ^a   Zheng, Huinan ^b   Wang, Shui ^b  

^a CHANGSHA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

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EID: 33947542767     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011865     Document Type: Article

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