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Thermal relaxation of a two-dimensional plasma in a d.c. magnetic field. I - Theory. II - Numerical simulationTheoretical considerations relevant to the rate of thermal relaxation of a two-dimensional plasma in a strong uniform dc magnetic field are developed. The Vahala-Montgomery (1971) kinetic description is completed by providing a cut-off time for the time of interaction of two particles contributing to the collision term. The kinetic equation is shown to predict that thermal relaxation varies as a function of defined dimensionless time.
Document ID
19740058305
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Hsu, J.-Y.
Joyce, G.
(Iowa, University Iowa City, Iowa, United States)
Montgomery, D.
(Hunter College, New York, N.Y.; Iowa, University Iowa City, Iowa, United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1974
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Plasma Physics
Volume: 12
Subject Category
Physics, Plasma
Accession Number
74A41055
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGL-16-001-043
CONTRACT_GRANT: AT(11-1)-2059
Distribution Limits
Public
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