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Astrophysical Electron Beams

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Further Reading and References

The beam-plasma system and its instability

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Hard X-ray emission

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(2002). Astrophysical Electron Beams. In: Plasma Astrophysics. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 279. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47719-X_6

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