Effect of an electric field on the distribution of fast electrons

Journal Article · Sun Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979 · Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5501533

Gurevich, A V; Dimant, Y S; Dnestrovskii, Y N; Smirnov, A P

Analytic and numerical methods are used to study the behavior of the fast electron distribution in a plasma in a constant electric field weaker than the Dreicer field. It is shown that Coulomb collisions lead to substantial heating of the fast electrons, regardless of the velocity direction. A universal decay law is determined for the distribution for high electron velocities.

• Research Organization: P. N. Lebedev Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow
• OSTI ID: 5501533
• Journal Information: Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 5:4; ISSN SJPPD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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