Energetic electron acceleration in the downstream reconnection outflow region

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Imada, S ^a,b   Nakamura, R ^c   Daly, P W ^d   Hoshino, M ^a   Baumjohann, W ^c   Muhlbachler S ^d   Balogh, A ^e   Reme H ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^c Space Research Institute Austrian Academy of Sciences ^*  (Austria)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f CNRS   (France)

^g IRAP   (France)

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EID: 34547288631     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011847     Document Type: Article

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