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Shen and Chopra 1963
Shen, C.S., and K.P. Chopra, 1963: Thermionic screening of bodies in the atmosphere and interplanetary space. J. Atmos. Sci., 20, 359-365, doi:10.1175/1520-0469(1963)020<0359:TSOBIT>2.0.CO;2.
This paper considers problems which accompany thermionic emission of electrons from a hot body surrounded by a plasma. In the absence of other mechanisms, an electric potential is established at the surface of the body through the balance of thermionic emission and accretion of electrons from the external plasma. Analytical solutions are obtained for the electric potential field and the electron density distribution around the body. A possible application of this analysis to objects in space is indicated.
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@article{sh00400a,
author={Shen, C. S. and Chopra, K. P.},
title={Thermionic screening of bodies in the atmosphere and interplanetary space},
year={1963},
journal={Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences},
volume={20},
pages={359--365},
doi={10.1175/1520-0469(1963)020%3C0359%3ATSOBIT%3E2.0.CO;2},
}
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TY - JOUR ID - sh00400a AU - Shen, C. S. AU - Chopra, K. P. PY - 1963 TI - Thermionic screening of bodies in the atmosphere and interplanetary space JA - J. Atmos. Sci. JO - Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences VL - 20 SP - 359 EP - 365 DO - 10.1175/1520-0469(1963)020%3C0359%3ATSOBIT%3E2.0.CO;2 ER -
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