简介:Theelectrostaticsheathwithacylindricalgeometryinanion-electronplasmaisinvestigated.AssumingaBoltzmannresponsetoelectronsandcoldionswithbulkflow,itisshownthattheradiusofthecylindricalgeometrydonotaffectthesheathpotentialsignificantly.Wealsofoundthatthesheathpotentialprofileissteeperinthecylindricalsheathcomparedtotheslabsheath.Thedistinctfeatureofthecylindricalsheathisthattheiondensitydistributionisnotmonotonous.Thesheathregioncanbedividedintothreeregions,twoascendantregionsandonedescendantregion.