Computation of the effect of neutral collisions on ion current to a floating sphere in a stationary plasma

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Hutchinson, I H ^a   Patacchini, L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ION EXCHANGE; IONIC CONDUCTION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PLASMA THEORY;

ION CURRENTS; ION FLUXES; NEUTRAL COLLISIONS; ORBITAL MOTIONS;

PLASMA COLLISION PROCESSES;

EID: 34047150272     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2431584     Document Type: Article

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