Charged-particle transport in space plasmas: An improved theory for cross-field scattering

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Shalchi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM; MAGNETIC TURBULENCE; MEAN MAGNETIC FIELD; SCATTERING EFFECTS; SPACE PLASMAS; SPATIAL DIFFUSIONS;

ASTROPHYSICS; CHARGED PARTICLES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SCATTERING; TURBULENCE;

MAGNETOPLASMA;

EID: 79958119816     PISSN: 07413335     EISSN: 13616587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0741-3335/53/7/074010     Document Type: Article

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