Measurement of electric field and gradient in the plasma sheath using clusters of floating microspheres

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Sheridan, T E ^a   Katschke, M R ^a   Wells, K D ^a  

^a OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGED PARTICLES; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; GRADIENT METHODS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PLASMA SHEATHS;

CHARGE TO MASS RATIOS; ELECTRIC FIELD GRADIENTS; FLOATING MICROSPHERES;

MICROSPHERES;

EID: 33847684707     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2437114     Document Type: Article

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