Nonstationarity of quasi-perpendicular shocks: A comparison of full particle simulations with different ion to electron mass ratio

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 2345-2353

  Scholer, M ^a   Matsukiyo, S ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Space plasma physics (kinetic and MHD theory; numerical simulation studies; shock waves)

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE; SOLAR WIND;

EID: 4344656852     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-22-2345-2004     Document Type: Article

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