Multispacecraft observation of electron beam in reconnection region

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Asnes A ^a   Taylor, M G G T ^a   Borg, A L ^b   Lavraud, B ^c   Friedel, R W H ^c   Escoubet, C R ^a   Laakso, H ^a   Daly, R ^d   Fazakerley, A N ^e  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b NORWEGIAN DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT FFI   (Norway)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 68949110873     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012770     Document Type: Article

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