Plasma Sheath Structure for Different Temperature of In-Streaming Particles

Authors

  • SK Bhattarai Central Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University, Kiripur, Kathmandu
  • R Joshi Central Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University, Kiripur, Kathmandu
  • R Khanal Central Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University, Kiripur, Kathmandu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/sw.v5i5.2648

Keywords:

Plasma, Quasineutrality, Debyashielding, Sheath, Presheath, Bohm criterion

Abstract

The structure of plasma sheath formed in front of an absorbing material wall for different temperatures of the in-streaming particles has been studied. For given electron and ion distributions of the sheath entrance we use the Kinetic Trajectory Simulation model to obtain the solution to a non-neutral, collisionless plasma sheath. Starting from an initial guess, the potential profile is iterated and our numerical method provides the final time-independent, self-consistent state. It is observed that the sheath structure is highly influenced by varying the temperature.

Key words: Plasma; Quasineutrality; Debyashielding; Sheath; Presheath; Bohm criterion

DOI: 10.3126/sw.v5i5.2648

Scientific World, Vol. 5, No. 5, July 2007 10-13

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Bhattarai, S., Joshi, R., & Khanal, R. (2010). Plasma Sheath Structure for Different Temperature of In-Streaming Particles. Scientific World, 5(5), 10–13. https://doi.org/10.3126/sw.v5i5.2648

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Vol. 5 No. 5 (2007)

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