Bare-tether sheath and current: Comparison of asymptotic theory and kinetic simulations in stationary plasma

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 36, Issue 5 SUPPL. 4, 2008, Pages 2851-2858

  Sanmartin, Juan R ^a   Choinière, Eric ^b   Gilchrist, Brian E ^c   Ferry, Jean Benoit ^d   Martínez Sánchez, Manuel ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptotic theory; Bare electrodynamic tether; High voltage sheath; Langmuir probe current; Particle in cell (PIC) simulations; Steady state Vlasov simulations

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC THEORY; BARE ELECTRODYNAMIC TETHER; HIGH-VOLTAGE SHEATH; PARTICLE-IN-CELL (PIC) SIMULATIONS; STEADY-STATE VLASOV SIMULATIONS;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; CELL MEMBRANES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODYNAMICS; LANGMUIR PROBES; MAGNETRONS; PLASMA SHEATHS; PLASMA SIMULATION; PLASMA THEORY; PROBES; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE; TETHERLINES;

SPACE PROBES;

EID: 70249131550     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2008.2003978     Document Type: Article

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