Published January 2003
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Journal article
An explanation of the sheath instability
Creators
- 1. Computational Plasma Dynamics Laboratory, Kettering University, Flint, Michigan 48504 (United States)
Description
When the sheath accelerates in its plasma-bound motion as a result of the ion response to the electric field, one has a top-heavy equilibrium. In the sheath frame ions are accelerated towards the wall-sheath boundary. In such a situation sheath may become unstable. The sheath instability is examined as the Rayleigh-Taylor (RT) instability and RT growth rate is compared with the reported sheath instability in the literature
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.1526091;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physics of Plasmas
- Journal Volume
- 10
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 5-8
- ISSN
- 1070-664X
- CODEN
- PHPAEN
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 35034168
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- BOUNDARY LAYERS; CHARGED-PARTICLE TRANSPORT; INSTABILITY GROWTH RATES; PLASMA; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA SHEATH; RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR INSTABILITY; WALL EFFECTS
- Descriptors DEC
- INSTABILITY; LAYERS; RADIATION TRANSPORT
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2003 American Institute of Physics.