Basic Studies in Plasma Physics

Abstract

The primary focus of this three-year basic research effort was to obtain a better understanding of the fundamental physics of electron emission from a variety of surfaces and geometries. The very nature of emission phenomena tends itself perfectly to statistical physics analyses as used herein. The major subtopics addressed (and published) in the course of this grant include the following: space-charge-limited flow of a thin electron beam confined by a strong magnetic field, space-charge-limited flow in a rectangular geometry, ionization in a 1-D dipole model, and space-charge-limited 2-D unmagnetized flow in a wedge geometry.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 2007
Accession Number
ADA473760

Entities

People

  • Joel Lebowitz

Organizations

  • Rutgers University–New Brunswick

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computational Science
  • Computer Simulations
  • Differential Equations
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Emission
  • Electrons
  • Emission
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • Ground State
  • Ionization
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Mathematics
  • Space Charge
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Two Dimensional
  • Wave Functions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Research Science/Academic Research

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster