SHEATH EVOLUTION IN A NEGATIVE-ION PLASMA

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作者
AMIN, A [1 ]
AOSSEY, D [1 ]
NGUYEN, BT [1 ]
KIM, HS [1 ]
COONEY, JL [1 ]
LONNGREN, KE [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV IOWA,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,IOWA CITY,IA 52242
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PHYSICS OF FLUIDS B-PLASMA PHYSICS | 1993年 / 5卷 / 10期
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10.1063/1.860599
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
The spatial and temporal evolution of a sheath surrounding a planar electrode whose potential is suddenly decreased in a quasineutral plasma consisting of positive ions, negative ions, and electrons is numerically investigated. The model predicts several features observed in recent laboratory experiments directed toward the excitation and subsequent propagation of solitons in such a plasma.
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页码:3813 / 3818
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