Neutral depletion versus repletion due to ionization

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Fruchtman, A ^a   Makrinich, G ^a   Raimbault, J L ^b   Liard, L ^b   Rax, J M ^b   Chabert, P ^b  

^a HOLON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE BEAM DYNAMICS; PLASMA DENSITY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COLLISIONLESS PLASMAS; IONIZATION RESULTS; NEUTRAL DEPLETION;

IONIZING RADIATION;

EID: 44649117028     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2844374     Document Type: Article

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