Title :
The Effect of a Magnetic Field on Wake Potential Structures
Author :
D´Angelo, N. ; Merlino, R.L.
Abstract :
Potential profiles in the wake of a body in a plasma flow are presented for several values of a flow-aligned magnetic field. A transition from a potential "well" to a potential "hill" is found when the electron gyroradius becomes smaller than the size of the body transverse to the flow.
Keywords :
Earth; Electrons; Ionosphere; Laboratories; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic fields; Orbits; Plasma density; Potential well; Space vehicles;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.1986.4316604
