Temporal relaxation of plasma electrons acted upon by direct current electric and magnetic fields

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1262-1270

  Loffhagen, Detlef ^a   Winkler, Rolf ^a  

^a Institut für Niedertemperatur Plasmaphysik   (Germany)

Author keywords

Direct current electric and magnetic fields; Electron velocity distribution function; Time dependent boltzmann equation

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTRONS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; KINETIC THEORY OF GASES; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; NEON; PLASMA COLLISION PROCESSES; RELAXATION PROCESSES;

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; PLASMA ELECTRON RELAXATION;

PLASMAS;

EID: 0033204676     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.799802     Document Type: Article

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