Low-frequency waves and instabilities in stratified, gyrotropic, multicomponent plasmas: Theory and application to plasma transport in the Io torus

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A12, 2004, Pages

  Andre N ^a,b   Ferriere K M ^a  

^a OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

^b IRAP   (France)

Author keywords

Instabilities; Io torus; Low frequency waves

Indexed keywords

EID: 41849130302     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010599     Document Type: Article

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