Open AccessMethod of the electron distribution function calculation in a problem of the kinetic rarefied plasma plume modeling
Author(s) -
A. M. Bishaev,
M. V. Abgaryan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/2056/1/012022
Subject(s) - plasma , distribution function , plume , maxwell–boltzmann distribution , kinetic energy , physics , plasma modeling , distribution (mathematics) , function (biology) , classical mechanics , component (thermodynamics) , mechanics , electron , statistical physics , mathematics , mathematical analysis , thermodynamics , quantum mechanics , evolutionary biology , biology
A problem related to the rarefied plasma plume of the stationary plasma thruster (SPT) is considered in the paper. The consideration is conducted fully in terms of kinetics, namely, distribution functions are introduced to describe motion of every plasma component. The system of kinetics equations for the distribution functions should be solved in combination with the Maxwell’s equations. The paper discusses methods for solving the stated problem.