Guide field dependence of 3-D X-line spreading during collisionless magnetic reconnection

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 117, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Shepherd, L S ^a   Cassak, P A ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84867543357     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JA017867     Document Type: Article

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