Magnetic reconnection with asymmetry in the outflow direction

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Murphy, N A ^a,b   Sovinec, C R ^a,c   Cassak, P A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^d WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77956476430     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA015183     Document Type: Article

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