Nonneutral Plasma Expansion.

Abstract

The self similar expansion of nonneutral plasmas is examined using various models. Analytical solutions are obtained for: (1) The expansion of a Maxwellian electron cloud governed by Ohm's Law; (2) The expansion of an electron cloud using a mobility model; (3) The expansion of an electron cloud using a cold plasma model; and (4) The expansion of a charge particle cloud with a temporally decaying nonlinear diffusion coefficient. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA042708

Entities

People

  • K. E. Lonngren

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charge Carriers
  • Charged Particles
  • Coefficients
  • Contracts
  • Differential Equations
  • Diffusion
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Integrals
  • Mathematics
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Particles
  • Space Charge
  • United States
  • Wisconsin

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Microelectronics