Evidence and theory for trapped electrons in guide field magnetotail reconnection

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Egedal, J ^a   Fox, W ^a   Katz, N ^a   Porkolab, M ^a   Oieroset M ^b   Lin, R P ^b,c   Daughton, W ^d   Drake, J F ^e,f  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e The Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 61349097808     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013520     Document Type: Article

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