Three-dimensional collisionless magnetic reconnection in the presence of a guide field

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A1, 2004, Pages

  Pritchett, P L ^a   Coroniti, F V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron diffusion region; Electron whistler dynamics; Finite transit time; Guide field; Magnetic reconnection; Parallel electric field

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049105318     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA009999     Document Type: Article

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