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The expansion of a plasma into a vacuum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

J. E. Crow ,
P. L. Auer  and
J. E. Allen
J. E. Crow
Affiliation:
The Atlas Computer Laboratory, Chilton
P. L. Auer
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Plasma Studies, Cornell University
J. E. Allen
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering Science andUniversity College, Oxford
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Abstract

This paper reports calculations of the collision-free expansion of a semi-infinite plasma. It is shown that the ion front is accelerated to velocities comparable with the thermal velocity of the electrons.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , August 1975 , pp. 65 - 76
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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