Propagation and structure of planar streamer fronts

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 1530-1549

  Ebert, Ute ^a   Saarloos, Wim van ^a   Caroli, Christiane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

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EID: 4143143102     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.55.1530     Document Type: Article

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