On approximations involved in the theory of charged particle transport in gases in electric and magnetic fields at arbitrary angles

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1249-1253

  White, Ronald D ^a   Robson, Robert E ^a   Ness, Kevin F ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atomic physics; Gas discharges; Magneto electric effects

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ATOMIC PHYSICS; CHARGED PARTICLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; CHARGED PARTICLE TRANSPORT;

PLASMAS;

EID: 0033204920     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.799800     Document Type: Article

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