ELECTRON HEATING IN A RELATIVISTIC, WEIBEL-UNSTABLE PLASMA
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Astrophysical Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1538-4357
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/806/2/165