Eur. Phys. J. D 42, 425-433 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2007-00039-3

Inhomogeneity tensors of ion microfield in Debye plasma at neutral emitter

Institute of Physics, Opole University, Oleska 48, 45-052 Opole, Poland

Corresponding author: ^a halenka@uni.opole.pl

Received: 30 September 2006
Revised: 19 December 2006
Published online: 23 February 2007

Abstract

A method of calculation of inhomogeneity microfield tensors in Debye plasma, using the Mayer-Mayer cluster expansion, is presented. The octupole inhomogeneity tensor of the ion microfield at a neutral emitter has been calculated for the first time. The quadrupole inhomogeneity tensor of the ion microfield at a neutral emitter has been recalculated. We have performed numerical calculations for plasma consisting of atoms, electrons and singly or doubly charged ions.