Drift, Deformation, and Diffusion of a Plasma in a Magnetic Field
Abstract
The theoretical problem of a weakly ionized, constant temperature, three particle plasma in an externally generated magnetic field is reformulated by transforming the set of 14 macroscopic plasma equations (continuity and momentum equations for ions and electrons plus Maxwell's equations) in 14 unknowns (ion and electron number densities and velocities plus the effective electric and magnetic fields) into an equivalent set of four integral equations in four unknowns. In the course of this transformation, it is shown that plasma behavior can be interpreted in terms of three ambipolar processes: drift, deformation, and diffusion.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0759742
Entities
People
- R. Monroe