TY - GEN
T1 - Expansion of a plasma into vacuum with a bi-Maxwellian electron distribution function
AU - Diaw, A.
AU - Mora, P.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - A comprehensive theory is developped to describe the expansion of a plasma into a vacuum with a two-temperature electron distribution function. The characteristics of the rarefaction shock which occurs in the plasma when the hot- to the cold-electron temperature ratio is larger than 9.9 are investigated with a semi-infinite plasma. Furthermore by using a finite plasma foil, a possible heating of the cold electrons population is evidenced, for a sufficiently large hot- to the cold-electron density ratio.
AB - A comprehensive theory is developped to describe the expansion of a plasma into a vacuum with a two-temperature electron distribution function. The characteristics of the rarefaction shock which occurs in the plasma when the hot- to the cold-electron temperature ratio is larger than 9.9 are investigated with a semi-infinite plasma. Furthermore by using a finite plasma foil, a possible heating of the cold electrons population is evidenced, for a sufficiently large hot- to the cold-electron density ratio.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84891323460&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1051/epjconf/20135917009
DO - 10.1051/epjconf/20135917009
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84891323460
SN - 9782759810772
T3 - EPJ Web of Conferences
BT - IFSA 2011 - 7th International Conference on Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications
T2 - 7th International Conference on Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications, IFSA 2011
Y2 - 12 September 2011 through 16 September 2011
ER -