Simulation of Pseudowaves and of Plasma Sheath Formation about a Grid by Computer Solution of the Ion Vlasov Equation
- 1 August 1971
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Physics of Fluids
- Vol. 14 (8) , 1792-1794
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1693677
Abstract
The time evolution of an ion distribution function is computed in the sheath about a negatively pulsed transparent grid. The algorithm details the ion flow in the potential well when the pulse is on and the burst of ions ejected after the pulse potential is removed.Keywords
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