Electron scale structures of thin current sheets in magnetic reconnection

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 661-666

  Jain, N ^a   Sharma, A S ^a   Zelenyi, L M ^b   Malova, H V ^b  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b Russian Academy of Sciences   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (Magnetotail; Plasma waves and instabilities) Space plasma physics (Magnetic reconnection)

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRON; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETOTAIL; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 84859726414     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-30-661-2012     Document Type: Article

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