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Electron Kinetics and Self‐Consistent Description of Inhomogeneous and Nonstationary Plasmas
Author(s) -
Loffhagen D.,
Arndt S.,
Sigeneger F.,
Uhrlandt D.,
Winkler R.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
contributions to plasma physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1521-3986
pISSN - 0863-1042
DOI - 10.1002/ctpp.200510036
Subject(s) - plasma , kinetics , physics , electron , kinetic energy , ionization , isothermal process , statistical physics , atomic physics , ion , thermodynamics , nuclear physics , classical mechanics , quantum mechanics
A brief introduction into the progress of the analysis of the electron kinetics and the self‐consistent description of inhomogeneous and nonstationary plasmas is given. The spectrum of problems treated by electron kinetic studies as well as by the overall description of non‐isothermal plasmas is briefly characterized. Main aspects of the analyses are outlined and the progress reached in recent years in the framework of the collaborative research activities of the Sonderforschungsbereich 198 “Kinetics of partially ionized plasmas” is illustrated by topical kinetic study and self‐consistent modelling results of some selected problems. (© 2005 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)