Hybrid and Hall-MHD simulations of collisionless reconnection: Dynamics of the electron pressure tensor

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A6, 2001, Pages 10761-10775

  Yin, L ^a   Winske, D ^a   Gary, S P ^a   Birn, J ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 39449117749     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja000398     Document Type: Article

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