Evolution of electron pitch angle distribution due to interactions with whistler mode chorus following substorm injections

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Su, Zhenpeng ^a,b   Zheng, Huinan ^a,b   Wang, Shui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

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EID: 72649093059     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014269     Document Type: Article

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