Electron collection by a negatively charged sphere in a collisionless magnetoplasma

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Patacchini, L ^a   Hutchinson, I H ^a   Lapenta, G ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CENTRE FOR PLASMA ASTROPHYSICS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOLTZMANN EQUATION; COLLISION AVOIDANCE; ELECTRONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIZATION;

ELECTRON COLLECTION; LARMOR RADIUS; NEGATIVELY CHARGED SPHERE; PARTICLE IN CELL (PIC) CODES; SPECIES CURRENT;

MAGNETOPLASMA;

EID: 34547376559     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2741249     Document Type: Article

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