Dispersionless modulations in low-energy solar electron bursts and discontinuous changes in the solar wind electron strahl

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A5, 2004, Pages

  Gosling, J T ^a   De Koning, C A ^a   Skoug, R M ^a   Steinberg, J T ^a   McComas, D J ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

ACE; Dispersionless modulations; Foot point motions; Solar electron bursts; Solar wind electron strahl

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749089139     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010338     Document Type: Article

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