Dynamics of fireballs

Plasma Sources Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Stenzel, R L ^a   Ionita, C ^b   Schrittwieser, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; AIR POLLUTION; BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON OPTICS; ELECTRONS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETISM; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; METALLIZING; PARTICLE BEAMS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMA INTERACTIONS; PLASMA WAVES; PLASMAS;

AMBIENT PLASMAS; DIPOLE MAGNETIC FIELDS; DISCHARGE PHENOMENA; DOUBLE LAYER; ELECTRON CURRENTS; ELECTRON ENERGIZATION; ELECTRON PLASMA FREQUENCY; ELECTRON-BEAM; FAST IONS; HIGH FREQUENCIES; ION-ACOUSTIC WAVES; PAPER ADDRESSES; PLASMA PRODUCTION; POTENTIAL VARIATIONS; RELAXATION OSCILLATIONS; SPACE-TIME EVOLUTION;

PLASMA STABILITY;

EID: 51849109354     PISSN: 09630252     EISSN: 13616595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0963-0252/17/3/035006     Document Type: Article

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