Data reduction analysis for a cylindrical, double Langmuir probe operating in a flowing plasma

AIAA Paper

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 3326-3336

  Henderson, S ^a   Menart, J ^a   Shang, J ^a   Kimmel, R ^b   Hayes, J ^b  

^a Wright State University   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOLTZMANN CONSTANT; COLLISION DOMINATED PLASMA; DOUBLE LANGMUIR PROBES; FREESTREAM VELOCITY;

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; DATA REDUCTION; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PLASMA COLLISION PROCESSES; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA FLOW; PLASMA SHEATHS; PRANDTL NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

PLASMA PROBES;

EID: 2942711506     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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