Ion acoustic double layers forming behind irradiated solid objects in streaming plasmas

Journal of Plasma Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 429-439

  Miloch, W J ^a   Rekaa, V L ^a   Pecseli H L ^a   Trulsen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRICHLET; DOUBLE LAYERS; ELECTRON POPULATION; METALLIC OBJECTS; NEUMANN CONDITION; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PHASE SPACE VORTICES; PLASMA DRIFTS; POTENTIAL VARIATIONS; RELATIVE MOTION; STREAMING PLASMA; THERMAL PLASMA; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; PHASE SPACE METHODS; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMAS; WAKES;

IONS;

EID: 77955774696     PISSN: 00223778     EISSN: 14697807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002237780999064X     Document Type: Article

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