Particle Simulations of Radio-Frequency Glow Discharges

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 144-157

  Surendra, M ^a   Graves, David B ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; HELIUM; PLASMAS;

PARTICLE-IN-CELL (PIC) CODE;

GLOW DISCHARGES;

EID: 0026137242     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.106808     Document Type: Article

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