Journal of physics. A, Proceedings of the Physical Society. General · 1970 · 60 citations · 1 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsFluid DynamicsFluid MechanicsPlasma PhysicsMagnetized PlasmaPlasma FundamentalsPlasma Kinetic TheoryPlasma SheathsPlasma TransportPlasma-surface InteractionsBohm CriterionCompressible Flow ModelingEdge Plasma InteractionsPlasma Boundary ConditionsPlasma Boundary LayersSheath Edge DynamicsSheath-surface InteractionsVelocity
Ion motion in a plasma is treated by the equations of compressible fluid flow. The plasma-sheath boundary is identified as a closed Mach surface thus demonstrating that the Bohm criterion applies to the component of ion velocity normal to the sheath edge.
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