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Numerical simulation of the plasma double layer

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A one-dimensional particle-in-cell computer simulation is used to model the formation of an electrostatic double layer. The conditions for the onset of the layer formation are explored and a relation between the length of the layer and the electrostatic potential difference across is found.

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  1. Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

    Christoph K. Goertz & Glenn Joyce

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Goertz, C.K., Joyce, G. Numerical simulation of the plasma double layer. Astrophys Space Sci 32, 165–173 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00646223

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