Two-dimensional particle simulation of electromagnetic field signature associated with electrostatic solitary waves

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A2, 2004, Pages

  Umeda, Takayuki ^a   Omura, Yoshiharu ^a   Matsumoto, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electron holes; Electrostatic solitary waves; Particle simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749093633     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010000     Document Type: Article

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