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electron runaway: a standalone construct

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Plasma physics

continuous acceleration of electrons in an electric field strong enough that collisional drag cannot balance it.

In plasma physics, electron runaway refers to continuous acceleration of electrons in an electric field strong enough that collisional drag cannot balance it. This meaning comes from Dreicer (1959) in Physical Review.[1]

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acceleration4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs balance4 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs drag3 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Dreicer, H. (1959). Electron and Ion Runaway in a Fully Ionized Gas. I. Physical Review, 115(2), 238-249. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.115.238

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