Quasi-neutral particle simulation of magnetized plasma discharges: General formalism and application to ECR discharges

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1592-1609

  Lampe, Martin ^a   Joyce, Glenn ^a   Manheimer, Wallace M ^a   Slinker, Steven P ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron cyclotron resonance plasma; Particle simulation; Particlein cell simulation; Plasma simulation; Quasineutral plasma

Indexed keywords

ARGON; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRON CYCLOTRON RESONANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PLASMA OSCILLATIONS; PLASMA SIMULATION;

BOHM CRITERION; ELECTRON PLASMA OSCILLATIONS; PARTICLE-IN-CELL (PIC) SIMULATIONS;

MAGNETOPLASMA;

EID: 0032308311     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.747877     Document Type: Article

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