The floating potential of spherical probes and dust grains. II: Orbital motion theory

Journal of Plasma Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 485-506

  Kennedy, R V ^a,b   Allen, J E ^a,b  

^a CHRIST CHURCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CALCULATIONS; DUST; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; INTEGRATION; IONS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POISSON EQUATION; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

DUST GRAIN; ORBITAL MOTION LIMITED THEORY; SPHERICAL PROBES;

PLASMA THEORY;

EID: 0347655099     PISSN: 00223778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022377803002265     Document Type: Article

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