Published July 31, 2006 | Version v1
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Conditions for formation of a kinetic anode layer in crossed ExB fields

Creators

  • 1. Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 (United States)
  • 2. State Unitary Enterprise 'All-Russian Electrotechnical Institute', Moscow 111250 (Russian Federation)

Description

A discharge in crossed electric and magnetic fields (ExB) is considered. ExB discharge serves as a basis for Hall-effect plasma accelerators. In this letter the authors present conditions for formation of a kinetic anode layer by considering an interface between kinetic and hydrodynamic regions. It is found that the kinetic anode layer, which has a thickness of about the electron Larmor radius, is formed in the case of a high magnetic field

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1063/1.2240479;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
89
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 051503-051503.3
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
APPLAB

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38023609
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ANODES; BOUNDARY LAYERS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTRONS; HALL EFFECT; LARMOR RADIUS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PLASMA; PLASMA GUNS
Descriptors DEC
ELECTRODES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAYERS; LEPTONS; MECHANICS

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