Ion heating resulting from pickup in magnetic reconnection exhausts

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Drake, J F ^a   Swisdak, M ^a   Phan, T D ^b   Cassak, P A ^c   Shay, M A ^d   Lepri, S T ^e   Lin, R P ^b   Quataert, E ^f   Zurbuchen, T H ^e  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 68849117492     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JAO13701     Document Type: Article

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