Density cavity in magnetic reconnection diffusion region in the presence of guide field

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Zhou, M ^a   Pang, Y ^a   Deng, X H ^a,b   Yuan, Z G ^b   Huang, S Y ^b  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 79960129858     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA016324     Document Type: Article

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