Plasma expansion in vacuum: Modeling the breakdown of quasi neutrality

Multiscale Modeling and Simulation

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 158-178

  Degond, Pierre ^a   Parzani, Céline ^a   Vignal, Marie Hélène ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Bohmsheath criterion; Child Langmuir law; Euler Poisson model; Expanding plasma; Quasi neutral limit; Travelling wave analysis

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRODES;

BOHMSHEATH CRITERION; CHILD-LANGMUIR LAW; EXPANDING PLASMAS; POISSON MODEL; QUASI-NEUTRAL LIMIT; TRAVELLING WAVES;

POISSON EQUATION;

EID: 0842273196     PISSN: 15403459     EISSN: 15403467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/030600333     Document Type: Article

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