Particle acceleration by double layers during kappa distributions

Geomagnetism and Aeronomy

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 423-428

  Ermakova, N O ^a   Antonova, E E ^a,b  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b Russian Academy of Science   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 34548147044     PISSN: 00167932     EISSN: 1555645X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0016793207040020     Document Type: Article

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