Electron Probe Current in a Magnetized Plasma
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- 1 April 1966
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Physics of Fluids
- Vol. 9 (4) , 797-800
Abstract
An experimental study is presented of the electron saturation current arriving at a plane probe situated in a magnetized plasma. Using a simplified Bohm's model, the equations of electron probe current in a magnetized plasma are derived and compared with the experimental results. The equations show that the electron temperature is determined for a sufficiently large range of negative probe potentials and an apparent space potential is lowered by the presence of the magnetic field.Keywords
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