Electron Heating in Low-Mach-number Perpendicular Shocks. I. Heating Mechanism
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Astrophysical Journal
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1538-4357
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/aa9b82