• DocumentCode
    911865
  • Title

    Ion current to a plane probe in a flowing plasma

  • Author

    Freeston, I.L. ; Kelk, J.E.

  • Author_Institution
    University of Sheffield, Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Sheffield, UK
  • Volume
    6
  • Issue
    25
  • fYear
    1970
  • Firstpage
    810
  • Lastpage
    811
  • Abstract
    An expression is developed for the ion current to a plane probe in a flowing plasma, for the probe surface parallel to the ion flow, and neglecting ion thermal motion. The application of the result to the measurement of plasma density of a plasma torch is considered.
  • Keywords
    electric current measurement; electric variables measurement; plasma devices; probes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19700558
  • Filename
    4235066
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=911865