Electron-ion Coulomb scattering and the electron Landau damping of Alfvén waves in the solar wind

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 116, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Borovsky, Joseph E ^a,b   Gary, S Peter ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 79959702228     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA016403     Document Type: Article

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