Limits of validity for orbital-motion-limited theory for a small floating collector

Journal of Plasma Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 171-180

  Lampe, Martin ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; IONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMA DENSITY;

CHARGED GRAINS; PLASMA IONS;

PLASMA THEORY;

EID: 0001765576     PISSN: 00223778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022377801001027     Document Type: Article

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