Proton acceleration in antiparallel collisionless magnetic reconnection: Kinetic mechanisms behind the fluid dynamics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 116, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Aunai, N ^a   Belmont, G ^a   Smets, R ^a  

^a ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

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EID: 80052722698     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JA016688     Document Type: Article

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