Electron heating by nonlinear whistler waves

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

Volumn 49, Issue 5 A, 2007, Pages

  Stenzel, R L ^a   Urrutia, J M ^a   Strohmaier, K D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOOP ANTENNAS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; SOLITONS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ELECTRON HALL CURRENTS; NONLINEAR WHISTLER WAVES; SPHEROMAKS; THERMAL FILAMENTATION;

PLASMA WAVES;

EID: 34047168918     PISSN: 07413335     EISSN: 13616587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0741-3335/49/5A/S02     Document Type: Article

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