Fluctuation charge effects in ionization fronts

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Arrayás, Manuel ^a   Baltanas J P ^b   Trueba, José L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; GLOW DISCHARGES; PHOTOIONIZATION;

FLUCTUATIONS; RANDOM CHARGE CREATION; STREAMER DISCHARGES;

ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE;

EID: 43049129655     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/41/10/105204     Document Type: Article

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