Laboratory Evidence for Ion-Acoustic—Type Double Layers
- 14 May 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 52 (20), 1782-1785
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.52.1782
Abstract
The formation of an ion-acoustic-type double layer was observed in the laboratory for the first time. The rarefactive part of a long-wavelength ion-acoustic wave grew in amplitude because of the presence of drifting electrons. The corresponding current limitation led to the formation of the double layer.Keywords
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