The Rosetta plasma consortuim: Technical realization and scientific aims

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1149-1158

  Trotignon, J G ^a   Bostrom R ^b   Burch, J L ^c   Glassmeier, K H ^d   Lundin, R ^b   Norberg, O ^b   Balogh, A ^e   Szego K ^f   Musmann, G ^d   Coates, A ^g   Ahlen L ^b   Carr, C ^e   Eriksson, A ^b   Gibson, W ^c   Kuhnke, F ^d   Lundin, K ^b   Michau, J L ^a   Szalai, S ^f  

^a LPCE CNRS   (France)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^c SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f WIGNER RESEARCH CENTRE FOR PHYSICS   (Hungary)

^g UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 6544262582     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)80208-7     Document Type: Article

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