Numerical model of the plasma sheath generated by the plasma source instrument aboard the Polar satellite

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A9, 2001, Pages 19179-19192

  Singh, N ^a,d   Leung, W C ^a,d   Moore, T E ^b   Craven, P D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d Chemistry and Mathematics   (United States)

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EID: 39449092542     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja003043     Document Type: Article

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