On the Kinetic Theory of Diffusion of a Plasma Column across a Magnetic Field

1965 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Haggerty
1967 ◽  
Vol 22 (10) ◽  
pp. 1599-1612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Otto Klüber

A stationary discharge is produced bya current flowing parallel to the magnetic field ofa cylindrical coil. In the region where the field is homogeneous the pressure in the plasma column is much higher than that in the surrounding neutral gas. This is mainly caused by diamagnetic ring currents, as is shown by measuring the magnetic flux due to these currents. Two effects are primarily responsible for the ring currents in this region: The already known effect of the ambipolar diffusion across the magnetic field anda thermomagnetic effect, called NERNST effect, whose influence on the pressure build-up ofa plasma has not been investigated hitherto. Other phenomena causing ring currents occur in the plasma near the coil ends and outside the field coil.


1973 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. G. Storer ◽  
C. Meaney

The influence of a steady axial magnetic field on the anomalous penetration of low frequency electromagnetic fields into a cylindrical plasma column is investigated by considering a plasma with a Gaussian electron density distribution. For this model, a complete solution is obtained for Boltzmann's equation coupled to Maxwell's equations, and the fields calculated exactly. The results show dramatic changes of the internal fields for small changes of the applied magnetic field when the average Lamour radius of the electrons is of the order of the plasma radius.


1981 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 441-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ieuan R. Jones ◽  
Waheed N. Hugrass

The penetration of an externally applied rotating magnetic field into a plasma cylinder is examined. Steady-state solutions of an appropriate set of magneto-fluid equations show that, provided the amplitude and rotation frequency of the field are suitably chosen, the penetration is not limited by the usual classical skin effect. The enhanced penetration of the rotating field is accompanied by the generation of a unidirectional azimuthal electron current which is totally absent in a purely resistive plasma cylinder.


2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (25n26) ◽  
pp. 4434-4441
Author(s):  
SHIGEJI FUJITA ◽  
NEBI DEMEZ ◽  
JEONG-HYUK KIM ◽  
H. C. HO

The motion of the guiding center of magnetic circulation generates a charge transport. By applying kinetic theory to the guiding center motion, an expression for the magnetoconductivity σ is obtained: σ = e2ncτ/M*, where M* is the magnetotransport mass distinct from the cyclotron mass, nc the density of the conduction electrons, and τ the relaxation time. The density nc depends on the magnetic field direction relative to copper's fcc lattice, when Cu's Fermi surface is nonspherical with “necks”. The anisotropic magnetoresistance is analyzed based on a one-parameter model, and compared with experiments. A good fit is obtained.


1963 ◽  
Vol 18 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 889-895
Author(s):  
F. Schwirzke

The radial density distribution for a plasma in a uniform magnetic field was studied in dependence of pressure and distance of the conducting end plates. It was possible to confirm experimentally the dependence of the radial distribution of the finite length in direction of the field lines. The influence of the magnetic field, of the pressure, and of the length of the plasma column on the radial density profile is, in different gases, qualitatively in accordance with the “short-circuiting” theory of A. SIMON.


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