Electron heating and phase space signatures at supercritical, fast mode shocks

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A8, 2001, Pages 15711-15733

  Hull, A J ^a   Scudder, J D ^b   Larson, D E ^a   Lin, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 39449129574     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001ja900001     Document Type: Article

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