A modeling of two-component plasma dynamics with charged particles collisions near a flat probe

Аuthors

Kudryavtseva I. A.^*, Panteleyev A. V.^**

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*e-mail: irina.home.mail@mail.ru
**e-mail: avpanteleev@inbox.ru

Abstract

A mathematical model is suggested to describe collision behavior for two-component plasma and charged particles nearby a flat probe. A technique is presented to solve this problem. The technique is based on composition of the Particle-In-Cell Method and the finite-difference method (the splitting method). Results obtained illustrate some influence of charged particles collision on the plasma characteristics.

Keywords:

plasma; probe diagnostics; transitional mode; Fokker-Planck equation; particle-in-cell technique; splitting method