Electron acceleration via magnetic island coalescence

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1144, Issue , 2009, Pages 15-20

  Shinohara, I ^a   Yumura, T ^a   Tanaka, K G ^a   Fujimoto, M ^a  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

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EID: 70450247368     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3169281     Document Type: Conference Paper

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