EXPANSION OF A NEGATIVE-ION PLASMA INTO A VACUUM

被引:14
作者
ELZEIN, Y [1 ]
AMIN, A [1 ]
KIM, HS [1 ]
YI, SJ [1 ]
LONNGREN, KE [1 ]
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[1] UNIV IOWA, DEPT PHYS & ASTRON, IOWA CITY, IA 52242 USA
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10.1063/1.871386
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O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
The expansion of a plasma consisting of positive ions, negative ions, and electrons into a vacuum is solved numerically. In addition to the expected self-similar expansion found in a quasineutral plasma expansion model, a burst of positive ions is accelerated into the vacuum and a burst of negative ions is accelerated into the plasma. These accelerated ions arise since quasineutrality is not imposed in the simulation. © 1995 American Institute of Physics.
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