Numerical simulation of nonlinear lonization nonuniformities in nonequilibrium disk MHD generator

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-26

  Sokolov, Alexanderyu ^a   Kabashima, Shigeharu ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; ATOMS; CALCULATIONS; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CESIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONS; IONIZATION; IONS; PLASMA STABILITY; PLASMAS; TEMPERATURE;

ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; IONIZATION NONUNIFORMITY; PLASMA DISTRIBUTION;

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC CONVERTERS;

EID: 0031071388     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.557481     Document Type: Article

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