Flushing effect in reconnection: Effects of minority species of oxygen ions

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 526-536

  Karimabadi, H ^a,b   Roytershteyn, V ^c   Mouikis, C G ^d   Kistler, L M ^d   Daughton, W ^c  

^a SciberQuest Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Effects of minority species; Magnetic reconnection; Magnetotail; Onset; Oxygen; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EFFECTS OF MINORITY SPECIES; MAGNETIC RECONNECTIONS; MAGNETOTAILS; ONSET; SIMULATION;

ASTROPHYSICS; COALESCENCE; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GEOPHYSICS; IONS; OXYGEN; PROTONS;

ECOLOGY;

EID: 79953687965     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2010.07.014     Document Type: Article

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