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The Boltzmann relation and its validity in magnetized plasmas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 July 2011

R. N. FRANKLIN*
Affiliation:
Oxford Research Unit, The Open University, Boars Hill, Oxford OX1 5HR, UK ([email protected])

Abstract

This paper is concerned to give a definitive account of a physical situation of current practical interest by examining the plasma solution for a plasma in coaxial geometry with an applied axial magnetic field. It builds on earlier work concerned with plasma diamagnetism and concentrates on the parameters involved at low pressures and low collisionalities but can be extended to situations where the ions are magnetized.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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