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ARAKS—Controlled or puzzling experiment?

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The injection of an electron beam into the magnetosphere has been considered a straightforward technique for studying the large-scale structure of the Earth's environment. The large current released in the magnetosphere by the ARAKS experiment has produced many results which are not yet well understood.

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  1. C. E. S. R., Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France

    F. Cambou

  2. L. G. E., Université Paris VI, France

    J. Lavergnat

  3. Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radiowave Propagation, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow

    V. V. Migulin

  4. Kurchatov Atomic Energy Institute, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow

    A. I. Morozov

  5. Paton Institute of Electrical Welding, Ukranian Academy of Sciences, Kiev

    B. E. Paton

  6. École Polytechnique, Paris

    R. Pellat

  7. Polar Geophysical Institute, USSR Academy of Sciences, Murmansk

    A. Kh. Pyatsi

  8. CESR Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France

    H. Rème

  9. Space Research Institute, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow

    R. Z. Sagdeev

  10. University of Houston, Texas

    W. R. Sheldon

  11. Institute of Terrestial Magnetism, Ionsphere and Radiowave Propagation, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow

    I. A. Zhulin

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Cambou, F., Lavergnat, J., Migulin, V. et al. ARAKS—Controlled or puzzling experiment?. Nature 271, 723–726 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/271723a0

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