Electron firehose instability: Kinetic linear theory and two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Camporeale, Enrico ^a   Burgess, David ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 68949162218     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013043     Document Type: Article

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