Ion-collecting sphere in a stationary, weakly magnetized plasma with finite shielding length

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1719-1733

  Patacchini, Leonardo ^a   Hutchinson, Ian H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODES (STANDARDS); DEBYE TEMPERATURE; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETIZATION; PLASMAS;

ELECTRON DEBYE LENGTH; FINITE SHIELDING LENGTHS; ION-COLLECTING SPHERES; PLASMA SHIELDING;

RADIATION SHIELDING;

EID: 34748826980     PISSN: 07413335     EISSN: 13616587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0741-3335/49/10/009     Document Type: Article

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