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A note on ion rarefaction waves

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

J. E. Allen
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering Science and University College, Oxford
J. G. Andrews
Affiliation:
Marchwood Engineering Laboratories (C.E.G.B.) and St Catherine's College, Oxford

Abstract

A theory is given of an ion rarefaction wave in a low pressure plasma under conditions where ionization processes are unimportant.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1970

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