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Title: Kinetic Simulations of Magnetic Reconnection in Partially Ionized Plasmas

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [2]
  1. Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
  2. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1490229
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1490141; OSTI ID: 1507337
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-18-31362
Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007; PRLTAO
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-09CH11466; NNH15AB29I; 89233218CNA000001
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 122; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY

Citation Formats

Jara-Almonte, J., Ji, H., Yoo, J., Yamada, M., Fox, W., and Daughton, W. Kinetic Simulations of Magnetic Reconnection in Partially Ionized Plasmas. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.015101.
Jara-Almonte, J., Ji, H., Yoo, J., Yamada, M., Fox, W., & Daughton, W. Kinetic Simulations of Magnetic Reconnection in Partially Ionized Plasmas. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.015101
Jara-Almonte, J., Ji, H., Yoo, J., Yamada, M., Fox, W., and Daughton, W. Wed . "Kinetic Simulations of Magnetic Reconnection in Partially Ionized Plasmas". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.015101. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1490229.
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