Electron energy distribution reconstruction in low-pressure helium plasmas from optical measurements

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1109-1123

  Fischer, R ^a   Dose, V ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PLASMAPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ELECTRON CYCLOTRON RESONANCE; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; FUNCTIONS; HELIUM; LIGHT MEASUREMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMA COLLISION PROCESSES; PROBABILITY;

BAYESIAN DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRON ENERGY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS (EEDF);

PLASMAS;

EID: 0032638251     PISSN: 07413335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0741-3335/41/9/304     Document Type: Article

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