A general kinetic mirror instability criterion for space applications

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A7, 2001, Pages 12993-12998

  Leubner, M P ^a   Schupfer, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

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EID: 39449125834     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja000425     Document Type: Article

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