Statistical properties of tail plasma sheet electrons above 40 keV

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Asnes A ^a,b   Friedel, R W H ^a   Lavraud, B ^a   Reeves, G D ^a   Taylor, M G G T ^b   Daly, P ^c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

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EID: 41449092252     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012502     Document Type: Article

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