A Note on Bohm Diffusion.

Abstract

It is shown that instabilities in the Debye sheaths of a magnetized plasma may lead to a diffusion coefficient of the Bohm type. Keywords: Plasma; Diffusion; Sheath; Instabilities.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 20, 1987
Accession Number
ADA180976

Entities

People

  • Yueying Lau

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coefficients
  • Diffusion
  • Diffusion Coefficient

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics
  • Physics