Dynamics of heating of weakly ionized plasma in a self-consistent electric field

Journal Article · Mon Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1986 · Sov. Phys. J. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00898006· OSTI ID:5272570

Evchenko, Yu A; Krasovitskii, D V; Papakin, V F

The dynamics of heating of a weakly ionized plasma in a pulsed discharge with allowance for the back reaction of the currents excited in the plasma on the field is analyzed on the basis of a kinetic equation with the Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook (BGK) model elastic collision integral. It is shown that the nature of the heating depends essentially on the ratio of the frequency of elastic collisions of an electron with neutrals and the plasma frequency. Analytic expressions for the dynamic electron distribution function and its moments are obtained. The limits of applicability of the approximation used are determined.

• Research Organization: M. A. Suslov Rostov-on-Don State Univ. (USSR)
• OSTI ID: 5272570
• Journal Information: Sov. Phys. J. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. Phys. J. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 29:6; ISSN SOPJA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
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