PIC/MC modeling of dusty radio-frequency discharges

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2 II, 2004, Pages 551-554

  Goedheer, Willem Jan ^a   Chutov, Yuriy I ^b  

^a FOM INSTITUTE FOR PLASMA PHYSICS RIJNHUIZEN   (Netherlands)

^b TARAS SHEVCHENKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KYIV   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUSTY PLASMA; ELECTRON ENERGY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; PARTICLE-IN-CELL MODEL;

DUST; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ELECTRONS; IONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

PLASMAS;

EID: 4344705332     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2004.826104     Document Type: Article

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