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High-energy kinetic theory of a particle beam generated plasma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

N. Peyraud
N. Peyraud
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Condensée, Equipe de Mécanique Statistique, Parc Valrose, 06034 NICE Cedex, France
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Abstract

The equilibrium high-energy electron distribution in a particle beam generated plasma is calculated. The tail of the distribution, above the first excited state, is derived from a Boltzmann equation which contains inelastic collisional processes and a continuous source term. This equation is analytically solved by a Laplace transformation method and, in a numerical application for the case of an argon plasma created by a high-energy electron beam between 103 and 106eV, the branching ratios for energy deposition in ionization and excitation states are calculated. We compare the results with those of the laser group of Orsay.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 32 , Issue 1 , August 1984 , pp. 35 - 54
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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