Fast Magnetic Reconnection in Laser-Produced Plasma Bubbles

Fox, W.; Bhattacharjee, A.; Germaschewski, K.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.215003

Title: Fast Magnetic Reconnection in Laser-Produced Plasma Bubbles

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Authors:: Fox, W.; Bhattacharjee, A.; Germaschewski, K.

Publication Date:: Fri May 27 00:00:00 EDT 2011

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1099470

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 106; Journal Issue: 21; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Fox, W., Bhattacharjee, A., and Germaschewski, K. Fast Magnetic Reconnection in Laser-Produced Plasma Bubbles.  United States: N. p., 2011. 
Web.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.215003.

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                    Fox, W., Bhattacharjee, A., & Germaschewski, K. Fast Magnetic Reconnection in Laser-Produced Plasma Bubbles.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.215003

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