Nonlinear dynamics of a plasma-filled diode in the presence of a magnetic field

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 36 PART 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 146-155

  Li, Daohui ^a   Zhang, Jianxin ^a   Chen, Xiaodong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chaos; Magnetic field; Nonlinear dynamics; Plasma filled diode

Indexed keywords

CHAOS THEORY; CHAOTIC SYSTEMS; DIODES; DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS;

PARTICLE-IN-CELL; PLASMA-FILLED DIODE;

PLASMA DEVICES;

EID: 40149094378     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2007.914175     Document Type: Article

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