Electron dynamics at the initial stage of floating-sheath formation
Plasma Physics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
The problem of sheath formation in front of a conductive planar plate inserted into the plasma is formulated. Initially, the plate is assumed to be neutral. It is shown that the charging-up process of the plate is accompanied by the excitation of electron plasma waves.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0410242,
title = {Electron dynamics at the initial stage of floating-sheath formation},
author = {Catalin Lupu and Davy D. Tskhakaya and Siegbert Kuhn and Milan Cercek and Roman Schrittwieser and Cheorghe Popa},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0410242},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
12th International Congress on Plasma Physics, 25-29 October 2004, Nice (France)