Fluid-like transport variables in a kinetic, collisionless plasma near a surface with ion and electron reflection

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1233-1243

  Wei, Peng Sheng ^a,b   Yeh, Feng Bin ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Plasma materials processing; Plasma wall interactions; Space charge; Transport processes of plasma

Indexed keywords

PLASMA MATERIALS PROCESSING; PLASMA TRANSPORT PROCESS; PLASMA WALL INTERACTIONS;

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ELECTRON REFLECTION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; KINETIC THEORY; PLASMA INTERACTIONS; POSITIVE IONS;

PLASMA SHEATHS;

EID: 0034239987     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.893312     Document Type: Article

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