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Breaking through the lines

Publication date: 12 January 2006

Authors: Paschmann, G. et al.

Journal: Nature
Volume: 439
Issue: 7073
Page: 144-145
Year: 2006

Copyright: Nature Publishing Group

Magnetic field lines are known to reorganize themselves in plasmas, converting magnetic to particle energy. Evidence harvested from the solar wind implies that the scale of the effect is larger than was thought.

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