Simulation study of solar wind push on a charged wire: Basis of solar wind electric sail propulsion

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 755-767

  Janhunen, P ^a,b   Sandroos, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON; FLUX MEASUREMENT; MOMENTUM; PLASMA; SIMULATION; SOLAR WIND;

EID: 34047158220     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-25-755-2007     Document Type: Article

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