PLASMA BETA DEPENDENCE OF THE ION-SCALE SPECTRAL BREAK OF SOLAR WIND TURBULENCE: HIGH-RESOLUTION 2D HYBRID SIMULATIONS
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عنوان ژورنال: The Astrophysical Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1538-4357
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/833/1/91