Plasma parameters

Plasma parameters define various characteristics of a plasma, an electrically conductive collection of charged and neutral particles of various species (electrons and ions) that responds collectively to electromagnetic forces.[1] Such particle systems can be studied statistically, i.e., their behaviour can be described based on a limited number of global parameters instead of tracking each particle separately.[2]

  1. ^ Peratt, Anthony, Physics of the Plasma Universe (1992);
  2. ^ Parks, George K., Physics of Space Plasmas (2004, 2nd Ed.)