Published April 15, 1995 | Version v1
Journal article

Bohm-condition for nonneutral plasma streams

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024-1547 (United States)

Description

It is demonstrated through a time-dependent particle simulation that an extended sheath forms spontaneously when a nonneutral plasma reflects from a potential barrier. An analytical description shows that extended sheaths develop when the flow velocity is smaller than the Gould-Trivelpiece speed, hence a generalization of the Bohm-condition to nonneutral systems is obtained

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
331
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 155-161
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
Berkeley workshop on non-neutral plasmas in traps
Acronym
Non-neutral plasma physics II
Dates
17-20 Jul 1994
Place
Berkeley, CA (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
40032354
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; PLASMA; PLASMA SHEATH; PLASMA SIMULATION; POTENTIALS; SOUND WAVES; TIME DEPENDENCE; VELOCITY
Descriptors DEC
SIMULATION

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Notes
(c) 1995 American Institute of Physics