Dependence of the proton beam drift velocity on the proton core plasma beta in the solar wind

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A5, 2004, Pages

  Tu, C Y ^a,b   Marsch, E ^b   Qin, Z R ^a,c  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Beta dependence of drift speed; Plasma instability; Proton beam; Solar wind

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249662726     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010391     Document Type: Article

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