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Electron Boltzmann equation in nonthermal plasmasNumerical and analytical solutions of the electron Boltzmann equation for a two-temperature steady-state He plasma are examined in a broad range of conditions, i.e., atom temperature ranging from 5000 K to 20,000 K; electron temperature ranging from 10,000 K to 20,000 K; and atom density ranging from 10 to the 10th to 10 to the 18th per cu cm. The WKB analytical solution is shown to be satisfactory in most situations. Attention is also given to the deviation of the electron distribution from Maxwellian, and to the possibility of raising the tail of the distribution.
Document ID
19910049758
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Kunc, J. A.
(University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Soon, W. H.
(Southern California, University Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
April 15, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: Physical Review A
Volume: 43
ISSN: 1050-2947
Subject Category
Plasma Physics
Accession Number
91A34381
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: AF-AFOSR-88-0119
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-1061
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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