Overview

The electric probe has long been used as a fundamental diagnostic tool for measuring the local properties of a plasma. Since Langmuir first developed the electric-probe technique in 1924, probes have been used to measure electron densities and temperatures in a wide variety of gaseous ionized media, such as electric discharges, afterglows, ionizing shock waves, flames, MHD, and plasma-jet flows, reentry vehicle flow fields, and atmospheric and space plasmas. The first systematic account of modern theories of electriC-probe behavior was given by Chen (1965), who also provided practical information on experimental techniques. A subsequent survey by Swift and Schwar (1970), which was representative of results contained in the literature through 1969, included additional information on some of the modern theories and on practical details of probe utilization. The purpose of this volume is to supplement the previously mentioned two works by providing an account of a large body of the up-to-date informa­ tion available on electric probes, particularly in the areas of transitional and continuum-flow phenomena, and by offering, for all domains of probe appli­ cation, a critical appraisal of the more significant probe theories and experi­ mental investigations in the literature.

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Author:   P. M. Chung ,  L. Talbot ,  K. J. Touryan
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1975
Volume:   11
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.259kg
ISBN:  

9783642658884

ISBN 10:   3642658881
Pages:   150
Publication Date:   15 November 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

I Fundamental Considerations.- II Collisionless and Transitional Electric Probes.- 2.0 Introduction.- 2.1 Early Theories.- 2.2 Orbital Motion Limit.- 2.3 The Cold-Ion Approximation.- 2.4 Exact Theories for Current Collection by Spherical and Cylindrical Probes in the Collisionless Limit.- 2.5 Collisional Effects on Probe Response.- 2.6 Effect of Flow on Aligned Cylindrical Probes under Collisionless Conditions.- 2.7 Summary.- References.- III Continuum Electric Probes.- 3.0 Introduction.- 3.1 Some Physical Considerations.- 3.2 Governing Equations and Boundary Conditions.- 3.3 Specific Applications to Probe Theory.- 3.4 The Collisionless Thin Sheath (Dense) Case.- 3.5 Summary.- References.- IV Special Topics.- 4.0 Introduction.- 4.1 Probe-Surface Phenomena.- 4.2 Negative Ions.- 4.3 Strongly Ionized Plasmas.- 4.4 Turbulent Plasmas.- 4.5 Electric Probes in Magnetic Fields.- References.- Appendix Introduction.- A.1 Nondimensionalization of Boltzmann and Poisson Equations.- A.2 General Behavior of the Boltzmann Equation.- A.3 Distribution Function for Continuum Plasma.- A.4 Electron-Diffusion and Energy-Transport Vectors for Continuum Plasma.- A.5 Moment Equations of the Boltzmann Equations.- A.6 Noncontinuum Regimes (Collisionless and Transitional).- References.

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