EXTRACTING DOUBLE-LAYER CHARGE-DENSITY DISTRIBUTIONS USING THE METHODOF MOMENTS

Authors
LONNGREN KE SCHWARTZ PV BAI EW THEISEN WC MERLINO RL CARPENTER RT
Citation
Ke. Lonngren et al., EXTRACTING DOUBLE-LAYER CHARGE-DENSITY DISTRIBUTIONS USING THE METHODOF MOMENTS, IEEE transactions on plasma science, 22(3), 1994, pp. 278-280
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
IEEE transactions on plasma science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00933813
Volume
22
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
278 - 280
Database
ISI
SICI code
0093-3813(1994)22:3<278:EDCDUT>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Using the method of moments, it is shown that the charge distribution can be directly extracted from a measured potential profile. The techn ique is described and placed on a theoretical foundation. The predicte d charge distribution for a potential profile V = V0 tanh(x/L) using t his technique is compared with a direct solution of Poisson's equation . It is shown that similar results are obtained even if random noise i s present in the system.