One-dimensional particle-in-cell simulation of a current-free double layer in an expanding plasma

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1-10

  Meige, Albert ^a,c   Boswell, Rod W ^a   Charles, Christine ^a,c   Turner, Miles M ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRONS; ION BEAMS; IONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EXPANDING PLASMAS; NEUTRAL PRESSURES; PARTICLE-IN-CELL SIMULATIONS; SUPERSONIC ION BEAMS;

PLASMA COLLISION PROCESSES;

EID: 20844439062     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1897390     Document Type: Article

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