L shell distribution of energetic electrons at Saturn

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Carbary, J F ^a   Mitchell, D G ^a   Krupp, N ^b   Krimigis, S M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

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EID: 72649090317     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014341     Document Type: Article

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