Plasma electrons in Saturn's magnetotail: Structure, distribution and energisation

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 57, Issue 14-15, 2009, Pages 2032-2047

  Arridge, C S ^a,b   McAndrews, H J ^c   Jackman, C M ^d   Forsyth, C ^a   Walsh, A P ^a   Sittler, E C ^e   Gilbert, L K ^a,b   Lewis, G R ^a,b   Russell, C T ^f   Coates, A J ^a,b   Dougherty, M K ^d   Collinson, G A ^a   Wellbrock, A ^a,b   Young, D T ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cassini; Electrons; Magnetotail; Plasma sheet

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATING LAYERS; CASSINI; EARTH'S MAGNETOTAIL; ELECTRON DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; ELECTRON DISTRIBUTIONS; ELECTRON NUMBER DENSITIES; ELECTRON PLASMAS; KAPPA DISTRIBUTION; MAGNETIC FIELD DATA; MAGNETOTAILS; PLASMA ELECTRONS; PLASMA SHEET; QUIESCENT STATE; STATISTICAL STUDY; TWO-STATE;

ATMOSPHERICS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; HOT ELECTRONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOSPHERE; PAPER SHEETING; PLASMA SHEATHS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 70450223685     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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