Bulg. J. Phys. vol.17 no.5 (1990), pp. 459-470


Model Kinetic Equation for a Plasma in a Strong Electric Field

B.E. Djakov
Institut e of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia 1784, Bulgaria
Abstract. A kinetic equation in the BGK approximation is proposed for the electrons in a fully ionized gas subjected to a strong electric field. Solutions of our equation are in agreement with results of Fokker-Planck code calculations for temporal relaxation of the electron velocity distribution function (EVDF). Spatial development of EVDF is also studied.

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