RF BEHAVIOR OF THE PLASMA SHEATH.

Abstract

A theoretical treatment for the variation of rf fields within the sheath is given. The analysis is based on an integration of the collisionless Boltzmann equation, assuming that the static potential varies parabolically in the sheath. An effective impedance for the sheath can be defined, and that over the range in which the numerical results have been calculated, this impedance always has a real positive part. The real part of this impedance is associated with Landau damping. A set of curves is given of the field through the sheath. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0431855

Entities

People

  • Gordon S. Kino
  • J. Pavkovich

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Dynamics
  • Equations
  • Impedance
  • Mathematics
  • Plasma Sheaths

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics