Modeling of air plasma generation by electron beams and high-voltage pulses

31st Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Macheret, Sergey O ^a   Shneider, Mikhail N ^a   Miles, Richard B ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CATHODES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRONS; HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION; IONIZATION OF GASES; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

ANALYTICAL CALCULATION; EMERGING APPLICATIONS; FULLY-COUPLED MODEL; HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON BEAMS; HIGH VOLTAGE NANOSECOND PULSE; HIGH-ENERGY ELECTRON; LOW ENERGY ELECTRONS; SPATIO-TEMPORAL DYNAMICS;

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EID: 85088345357     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2000-2569     Document Type: Conference Paper

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