A three-dimensional experimental study of lower hybrid wave interactions with field-aligned density depletions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A12, 2001, Pages 28867-28884

  Rosenberg, Steve ^a   Gekelman, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 39449086054     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja000061     Document Type: Article

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