Hall magnetohydrodynamic effects for three-dimensional magnetic reconnection with finite width along the direction of the current

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Nakamura, T K M ^a   Nakamura, R ^b   Alexandrova, A ^b   Kubota, Y ^c   Nagai, T ^d  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Austrian Academy of Sciences   (Austria)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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EID: 84863373815     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JA017006     Document Type: Article

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