Physics – Plasma Physics
Scientific paper
Jun 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992jgr....97.8549l&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 97, no. A6, June 1, 1992, p. 8549-8558. Previously announced in STAR as N
Physics
Plasma Physics
Accumulators, Circular Cylinders, Magnetic Fields, Plasma Physics, Plasmas (Physics), Spheres, Angular Distribution, Anisotropy, Maxwell Fluids, Pitch (Inclination), Temperature
Scientific paper
A general method is given to derive the current-potential relations in anisotropic plasmas. Orbit limit current is assumed. The collector is a conductive sphere or an infinite cylinder. Any distribution which is an arbitrary function of the velocity vector can be considered as a superposition of many mono-energetic beams whose current-potential relations are known. The results for two typical pitch angle distributions are derived and discussed in detail. The general properties of the current potential relations are very similar to that of a Maxwellian plasma except for an effective temperature which varies with the angle between the magnetic field and the charging surface. The conclusions are meaningful to generalized geometries.
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