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pith:2018:2T2T6J34EHUC73WQH7S4ORQ2PC
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Electron sheath evolution controlled by a magnetic field in modified hollow cathode glow discharge

K. Nigam, P. Bandyopadhyay, P. Bharathi, R. Rane, S. Chauhan, S. Mukherjee

arxiv:1808.09646 v1 · 2018-08-29 · physics.plasm-ph

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arxiv: 1808.09646 · arxiv_version: 1808.09646v1 · doi: 10.48550/arxiv.1808.09646 · pith_short_12: 2T2T6J34EHUC · pith_short_16: 2T2T6J34EHUC73WQ · pith_short_8: 2T2T6J34
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