Distribution and variability of accelerated electrons at Mars

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1347-1352

  Halekas, J S ^a   Brain, D A ^a   Lin, R P ^a   Luhmann, J G ^a   Mitchell, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aurora; Mars; Particle acceleration

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLANETS; REFLECTOMETERS;

CRUSTAL FIELDS; ELECTRON REFLECTOMETERS (ER); MARS; PARTICLE ACCELERATION;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 41349110172     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.01.034     Document Type: Article

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