Short large-amplitude magnetic structures and whistler wave precursors in a full-particle quasi-parallel shock simulation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A7, 2003, Pages

  Scholer, Manfred ^a   Kucharek, Harald ^b   Shinohara, Iku ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bow shock; Collisionless shocks; Particle in cell simulation; Reformation; Short large amplitude magnetic structures; Whistler waves

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344643698     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009820     Document Type: Article

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