Plasma-wall transition in weakly collisional plasmas

Journal Article · Wed Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2008 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3013766· OSTI ID:21251514

Manfredi, G ^[1]; Devaux, S ^[2]

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1. Institut de Physique et Chimie des Materiaux de Strasbourg, BP 43, F-67034 Strasbourg (France)
2. Laboratoire de Physique des Milieux Ionises et Applications, Universite Henri Poincare, F-54506 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy (France)

This paper reviews some theoretical and computational aspects of plasma-wall interactions, in particular the formation of sheaths. Some fundamental results are derived analytically using a simple fluid model, and are subsequently tested with kinetic simulations. The various regions composing the plasma-wall transition (Debye sheath, collisional and magnetic presheaths) are discussed in details.

• OSTI ID: 21251514
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1061, Issue 1; Conference: 2008 ICTP international workshop on the frontiers of modern plasma physics, Trieste (Italy), 14-25 Jul 2008; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3013766; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
BOLTZMANN-VLASOV EQUATION
COLLISIONAL PLASMA
FLUIDS
SIMULATION
WALL EFFECTS