collisionality
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Collisionality — In Plasma Physics, collisionality is a dimensionless parameter proportional to the ion ion collision frequency Definition The plasma collisionality ν * is defined as[1]: where νii denotes the ion ion collision frequency, R is the plasma major… … Wikipedia
Bohm diffusion — is the diffusion of plasma across a magnetic field with a diffusion coefficient equal to:D {Bohm} = frac{1}{16},frac{k BT}{eB},where B is the magnetic field strength, T is the temperature, and e is the elementary charge.It was first observed in… … Wikipedia
Plasma (physics) — For other uses, see Plasma. Plasma lamp, illustrating some of the more complex phenomena of a plasma, including filamentation. The colors are a result of relaxation of electrons in excited states to lower energy states after they have recombined… … Wikipedia
