EFFECTS OF COLLISIONS ON ELECTRON DENSITY FLUCTUATIONS IN PLASMAS,

Abstract

The spectrum of electron density fluctuations has previously been calculated for a collisionless plasma. In this paper the theory is extended to include collisions as represented by a Fokker-Planck equation such as the one used in the theory of Brownian motion. Numerical calculations have been carried out to show graphically the transition of the spectrum from the collisionless to the collisiondominated case. The results of the present analysis involve some thus far untabulated functions. These functions have been numerically evaluated and the results are presented in graphical form. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 22, 1963
Accession Number
AD0425596

Entities

People

  • M. S. Grewal

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Brownian Motion
  • Charged Particles
  • Collisions
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Elementary Fermions
  • Elementary Particles
  • Equations
  • Fermions
  • Fokker Planck Equations
  • Leptons
  • Spectra
  • Subatomic Particles
  • Transitions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics