Published January 12, 2017
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Estimate of electrical potential difference between plasmas with different degrees of ionization
Description
The electrical potential difference has been estimated across the mixing region of two plasmas with different degrees of ionization. The estimation has been carried out in two different contexts of a charge neutral mixing region and a charge non-neutral sheath. Ion energy gained due to the potential difference has also been estimated. In both analyses, ion energy gain is proportional to the degree of ionization, and a fairly large ionization appears to be needed for overcoming the potential energy barrier of strongly coupled plasmas.
Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Imprint Pagination
- 7 p.
- Report number
- LA-UR--17-20231
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 48068159
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Non-conventional Literature
- Descriptors DEI
- IONIZATION; PLASMA; POTENTIAL ENERGY; POTENTIALS
- Descriptors DEC
- ENERGY
Optional Information
- Contract/Grant/Project number
- AC52-06NA25396
- Funding organization
- USDOE (United States)
- Secondary number(s)
- OSTIID--1340911