A MODEL FOR ENERGETIC ION GENERATION IN AN ANODE PLASMA

Authors
DUVALL RE FRUCHTMAN A MARON Y PERELMUTTER L
Citation
Re. Duvall et al., A MODEL FOR ENERGETIC ION GENERATION IN AN ANODE PLASMA, Physics of fluids. B, Plasma physics, 5(9), 1993, pp. 3399-3407
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Physics of fluids. B, Plasma physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
08998221
Volume
5
Issue
9
Year of publication
1993
Pages
3399 - 3407
Database
ISI
SICI code
0899-8221(1993)5:9<3399:AMFEIG>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Mechanisms for energetic ion generation that could explain the observe d ion energies in the anode plasma of a magnetically insulated ion dio de [Phys. Rev. A 39, 5842 (1989)], are discussed. It is suggested that strong electric fields that result from large density gradients on fe w tens of micrometers near the anode cause the ion acceleration. Stead y state as well as time-dependent accelerations are examined.