The Electrostatic Cylindrical Sheath in a Plasma

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2004-02-12
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Theelectrostaticsheathwithacylindricalgeometryinanion-electronplasmaisinvestigated.AssumingaBoltzmannresponsetoelectronsandcoldionswithbulkflow,itisshownthattheradiusofthecylindricalgeometrydonotaffectthesheathpotentialsignificantly.Wealsofoundthatthesheathpotentialprofileissteeperinthecylindricalsheathcomparedtotheslabsheath.Thedistinctfeatureofthecylindricalsheathisthattheiondensitydistributionisnotmonotonous.Thesheathregioncanbepidedintothreeregions,twoascendantregionsandonedescendantregion.