electrostatic probe
instrument
Also known as: electric probe
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plasma variable determination
- In plasma: Determination of plasma variables
With the electrostatic probe, ion densities, electron and ion temperatures, and electrostatic potential differences can be determined. Small search coils and other types of magnetic probes yield values for the magnetic field; and from Maxwell’s electromagnetic equations the current and charge densities and the induced component of…
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