Collisionless magnetic reconnection in an asymmetric current sheet

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Pritchett, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 50249135288     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012930     Document Type: Article

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