Observations of energetic electrons up to 200 keV associated with a secondary island near the center of an ion diffusion region: A Cluster case study

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Wang, Rongsheng ^a,b   Lu, Quanming ^a   Li, Xing ^b   Huang, Can ^a   Wang, Shui ^a  

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

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78349275786     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA015473     Document Type: Article

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