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Gedalin & Zilbersher 1995
Gedalin, M. and Zilbersher, D. (1995). Non-diagonal ion pressure in nearly-perpendicular collisionless shocks. Geophysical Research Letters 22: doi: 10.1029/95GL03284. issn: 0094-8276.

We study the influence of the gyrophase-bunched ions on the tensorial structure of the ion pressure in the front of a nearly-perpendicular supercritical shock. Presence of reflected ions results in the appearance of significant off-diagonal elements of the pressure tensor. Behavior of the pressure tensor in the foot is analyzed within the model of the specular reflection of ions. The off-diagonal elements of the pressure tensor are directly related to the potential electric field in the shock front and can substantially contribute to the cross-shock potential. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1995

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Interplanetary Physics, General or miscellaneous, Magnetospheric Physics
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