Relativistic turning acceleration of radiation belt electrons by whistler mode chorus

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Furuya, Naoki ^a,c   Omura, Yoshiharu ^a,c   Summers, Danny ^a,b,c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 46749126556     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012478     Document Type: Article

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