A plasma expansion model based on the full Euler-Poisson system

Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1129-1158

  Crispel, P ^a,b,c   Degond, P ^c   Vignal, M H ^c  

^a CNES   (France)

^b ONERA   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

Author keywords

Bohm sheath criterion; Child Langmuir law; Expanding plasma; Full Euler Poisson model; Quasi neutral limit; Traveling wave analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547352667     PISSN: 02182025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218202507002224     Document Type: Article

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