Precipitation of relativistic electrons by interaction with electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A3, 2000, Pages 5381-5389

  Lorentzen, K R ^a,d   McCarthy, M P ^a   Parks, G K ^a   Foat, J E ^b,e   Millan, R M ^b   Smith, D M ^b   Lin, R P ^b   Treilhou, J P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c IRAP   (France)

^d AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 39449134467     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja000283     Document Type: Article

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