DETERMINATION OF ELECTRON-ENERGY DISTRIBUTION-FUNCTIONS IN SURFACE-WAVE PRODUCED PLASMAS .1. MODELING

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KORTSHAGEN, U [1 ]
SCHLUTER, H [1 ]
SHIVAROVA, A [1 ]
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[1] UNIV SOFIA,FAC PHYS,BU-1126 SOFIA,BULGARIA
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10.1088/0022-3727/24/9/009
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O59 [应用物理学];
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For surface wave produced argon plasmas in the 60-180 MHz range, electron energy distribution functions are calculated from the electron Boltzmann equation solved in the Lorentz approximation. Breakdown and maintenance field strengths are determined self-consistently by satisfying additional balance equations. The influence of space charge fields and the limits of the approximations used are discussed.
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