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Theory of sheath in a collisional multi-component plasma

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The aim of this brief report is to study the behaviour of sheath structure in a multi-component plasma with dust-neutral collisions. The plasma consists of electrons, ions, micron size negatively charged dust particles and neutrals. The sheath-edge potential and sheath width are calculated for collisionally dominated sheath. Comparison of collisionless and collisionally dominated sheath are made.

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    MK Mahanta & KS Goswami

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Mahanta, M., Goswami, K. Theory of sheath in a collisional multi-component plasma. Pramana - J Phys 56, 579–584 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12043-001-0107-8

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