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Experimental Observations on the Structure of Collisionless Shock Waves in a Magnetized Plasma

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    J. W. M. PAUL, L. S. HOLMES,  M. J. PARKINSON & J. SHEFFIELD

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PAUL, J., HOLMES, L., PARKINSON, M. et al. Experimental Observations on the Structure of Collisionless Shock Waves in a Magnetized Plasma. Nature 208, 133–135 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/208133a0

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