Effect of trapped-particle deficit and structure of localized electrostatic perturbations of different dimensionality

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A4, 2004, Pages

  Krasovsky, V L ^a,b   Matsumoto, H ^a   Omura, Y ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Space Research Institute Russian Academy of Sciences ^*  (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Bernstein Greene Kruskal solitons; Electron holes; Electrostatic structure; Space plasmas; Three dimensional localized perturbations; Trapped particles

Indexed keywords

EID: 41649086375     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010198     Document Type: Article

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