Rapid acceleration of electrons in the magnetosphere by fast-mode MHD waves

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A7, 2000, Pages 15887-15895

  Summers, Danny ^a   Ma, Chun Yu ^a,b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

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EID: 39449139902     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja000408     Document Type: Article

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