Waves in pulsar winds

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Kirk, J G ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAK DOWN; CIRCULARLY POLARIZED; COLD ELECTRONS; CRITICAL VALUE; ELECTROMAGNETIC MODES; INVERSE COMPTON; RADIAL WINDS; RELATIVISTIC PARTICLES; TWO FLUID MODEL; WAVE PROPERTIES;

ELECTROMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELDS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 78649988577     PISSN: 07413335     EISSN: 13616587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0741-3335/52/12/124029     Document Type: Article

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