Self-consistent 2-D kinetic simulations of high-voltage plasma sheaths surrounding ion-attracting conductive cylinders in flowing plasmas

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-22

  Choinière, Éric ^a,b   Gilchrist, Brian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asymmetric cylindrical sheath; Bare electrodynamic tether; Cylindrical conductor; Flowing collisionless plasma; High voltage sheath; Ion collection; Remediation of radiation belts; Self consistent steady state kinetic plasma model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; IONS; KINETICS; MACH NUMBER; PLASMA SHEATHS;

CYLINDRICAL CONDUCTOR; ION COLLECTION; PLASMA VELOCITY; SELF-CONSISTENT STEADY-STATE KINETIC PLASMA MODEL;

PLASMA FLOW;

EID: 33947356689     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2006.889300     Document Type: Article

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