Growth of resistive instabilities in E×B plasma discharge simulations

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Fernandez, E ^a   Scharfe, M K ^b   Thomas, C A ^b   Gascon, N ^b   Cappelli, M A ^b  

^a ECKERD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRON MOBILITY; IONIZATION; PHASE VELOCITY;

ELECTRON FLOW; ELECTRON PRESSURE; HALL THRUSTER PROPULSION; ION ACOUSTIC SPEED; PLASMA DISCHARGE SIMULATIONS;

PLASMA STABILITY;

EID: 38849098940     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2823033     Document Type: Article

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