Particle-in-cell simulations of three-dimensional collisionless magnetic reconnection

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A12, 2001, Pages 29831-29841

  Hesse, Michael ^a   Kuznetsova, Masha ^a   Birn, Joachim ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 39449084914     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001ja000075     Document Type: Article

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