Cluster observations of energy conversion regions in the plasma sheet

Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings

Volumn 0, Issue , 2010, Pages 453-459

  Marghitu, O ^a,b   Hamrin, M ^c,d   Klecker, B ^b   Ronnmark K ^c   Buchert, S ^d   Kistler, L M ^e   Andre M ^d   Reme H ^f  

^a INSTITUTE OF SPACE SCIENCES   (Romania)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^f IRAP   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; PLASMA DEVICES;

BULK FLOW; CLUSTER OBSERVATIONS; CLUSTER PLASMAS; CONCENTRATED LOAD; HIGH SPEED; NEUTRAL SHEETS; PLASMA SHEET; PLASMA SHEET BOUNDARY LAYER; POWER DENSITIES; TEMPERATURE ANISOTROPY;

ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 77957726130     PISSN: 15706591     EISSN: 15706605     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3499-1_32     Document Type: Conference Paper

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