Whistler instability threshold condition of energetic electrons by kappa distribution in space plasmas

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Xiao, Fuliang ^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: 33947576978     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011612     Document Type: Article

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