THE EFFECT OF AN APPLIED MAGNETIC-FIELD ON ION GENERATION PROCESSES IN A RAREFIED-GAS

Authors
KUPERMAN VY FRIEDMAN G
Citation
Vy. Kuperman et G. Friedman, THE EFFECT OF AN APPLIED MAGNETIC-FIELD ON ION GENERATION PROCESSES IN A RAREFIED-GAS, Physics of fluids. B, Plasma physics, 5(5), 1993, pp. 1380-1382
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Physics of fluids. B, Plasma physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
08998221
Volume
5
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1380 - 1382
Database
ISI
SICI code
0899-8221(1993)5:5<1380:TEOAAM>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
An equilibrium under which ions' escape from a generated plasma due to their own electric field occurs in the presence of an external unifor m magnetic field is studied analytically. It is found that for an arbi trary source of ionization there is a limiting value (threshold) of th e magnetic field after which no balance between birth and collisionles s escape of ions is possible and, therefore, no stationary process of ion generation can exist. An experimental setup allowing the observati on of the threshold is discussed.