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Debye-sheath properties in the Tonks–Langmuir discharge with warm neutrals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 September 2013

L. KOS ,
D. D. TSKHAKAYA (Sr.) ,
S. KUHN  and
N. JELIĆ
L. KOS
Affiliation:
Association EURATOM-MESCS, LECAD Laboratory, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia ([email protected])
D. D. TSKHAKAYA (Sr.)
Affiliation:
Association EURATOM-ÖAW, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Innsbruck, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria Institute of Physics, Georgian Academy of Sciences, 0177 Tbilisi, Georgia
S. KUHN
Affiliation:
Association EURATOM-ÖAW, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Innsbruck, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
N. JELIĆ
Affiliation:
Association EURATOM-ÖAW, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Innsbruck, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria Association EURATOM-ÖAW, Institute for Theoretical Physics–Computational Physics, Technical University of Graz, A-8010 Graz, Austria
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Abstract

A kinetic theory of the Debye sheath in the Tonks–Langmuir model of the plasma-wall transition layer with hot neutrals is presented. The plasma, consisting of Boltzmann-distributed electrons and singly charged ions, is in contact with an absorbing negative wall. Dependencies of electric-potential characteristics on neutrals temperature are investigated for the first time. The results can be generalized to other sheath models.

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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 79 , Special Issue 6: Special issue in memory of Professor Padma Kant Shukla 1950-2013 , December 2013 , pp. 1021 - 1024
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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