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Sheath Formation Dynamics

Sheath Formation Dynamics is a theoretical framework that describes the temporal evolution and spatial structuring of charged particle distributions at the interface between a plasma and a material surface, distinguished by its focus on the self-consistent development of electric fields, ion-acoustic waves, and boundary conditions governing sheath initiation, stabilization, and breakdown.

311

Publications

12.4K

Citations

803

Authors

294

Institutions

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2017–2026

45

Parents

Publications

311

A General Theory of the Plasma of an Arc

Lewi Tonks, Irving Langmuir · Physical Review · 1929 · 973 citations

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Development of sheath folds in shear regimes

P.R. Cobbold, H. Quinquis · Journal of Structural Geology · 1980 · 500 citations

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Numerical model of rf glow discharges

Physical review. A, General physics · 1987 · 367 citations

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Transition between different regimes of rf glow discharges

Ph. Belenguer · Physical Review A · 1990 · 362 citations

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Attraction of charged particulates in plasmas with finite flows

S. V. Vladimirov, Mitsuhiro Nambu · Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics · 1995 · 325 citations

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Authors

803

  1. TE
    T. E. Sheridan

    West Virginia University, United States

    8 publications · 188 citations

    8

    h-index

  2. PK
    Paul K. Chu

    City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    6 publications · 99 citations

    6

    h-index

  3. SB
    Scott Baalrud

    University of Iowa, United States

    5 publications · 173 citations

    5

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  4. DW
    Dezhen Wang

    Dalian University of Technology, China

    5 publications · 101 citations

    5

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  5. JC
    Joyanti Chutia

    Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, India

    5 publications · 120 citations

    5

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Institutions

294

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    14 h-index

    43 publications

    3.2K citations

  2. Sandia National Laboratories

    Albuquerque, United States

    11 h-index

    30 publications

    839 citations

  3. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    11 h-index

    34 publications

    2.1K citations

  4. École Polytechnique

    Palaiseau, France

    10 h-index

    34 publications

    1.2K citations

  5. Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas

    Palaiseau, France

    10 h-index

    25 publications

    804 citations

  6. Ruhr University Bochum

    Bochum, Germany

    9 h-index

    18 publications

    886 citations

  7. University of Iowa

    Iowa City, United States

    9 h-index

    22 publications

    894 citations

  8. Nagoya University

    Nagoya, Japan

    8 h-index

    21 publications

    634 citations

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Venues

  1. Physics of Plasmas

    60 publications · 1.6K citations

    23

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  2. Journal of Applied Physics

    30 publications · 1.7K citations

    18

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  3. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics

    22 publications · 729 citations

    16

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  4. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

    17 publications · 568 citations

    15

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  5. Plasma Sources Science and Technology

    18 publications · 546 citations

    15

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