Collisional Processes at Low Densities in Magnetic Mirror Systems
作者:
A. H. Futch,
C. C. Damm,
J. H. Foote,
A. L. Gardner,
J. Killeen,
期刊:
Physics of Fluids(00319171)
(AIP Available online 1971)
卷期:
Volume 14,
issue 7
页码: 1542-1554
ISSN:0031-9171
年代: 1971
DOI:10.1063/1.1693641
出版商: AIP
数据来源: AIP
摘要:
The study of collisional processes in plasmas produced by neutral‐atom injection into magnetic mirror fields is described. The emphasis is on the many collisional processes which occur as the plasma density increases. Experimental and theoretical results are given. The experimental results are discussed first in terms of a simple model which assumes a Maxwellian electron distribution and a monoenergetic ion component of much higher energy. Analytical solutions may be obtained for this model. Also presented is a more complete theory employing two time‐dependent Fokker‐Planck equations to describe the behavior of the electron and ion distribution functions. Both models are in good agreement with measured values of the electron temperature and plasma potential. The equilibrium values of these two quantities are found to vary as the35power of the ratio of the plasma density to the background‐gas density.
点击下载:
PDF
(1076KB)
返 回