Nature of Subproton Scale Turbulence in the Solar Wind

Chen, C. H. K.; Boldyrev, S.; Xia, Q.; Perez, J. C.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.225002

Title: Nature of Subproton Scale Turbulence in the Solar Wind

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Authors:: Chen, C. H. K.; Boldyrev, S.; Xia, Q.; Perez, J. C.

Publication Date:: 2013-05-31

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1102769

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 110; Journal Issue: 22; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Chen, C. H. K., Boldyrev, S., Xia, Q., and Perez, J. C. Nature of Subproton Scale Turbulence in the Solar Wind.  United States: N. p., 2013. 
Web.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.225002.

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                    Chen, C. H. K., Boldyrev, S., Xia, Q., & Perez, J. C. Nature of Subproton Scale Turbulence in the Solar Wind.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.225002

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  title        = {Nature of Subproton Scale Turbulence in the Solar Wind},

  author       = {Chen, C. H. K. and Boldyrev, S. and Xia, Q. and Perez, J. C.},

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  doi          = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.225002},

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