Plasma parameters (plasmapy.formulary.parameters
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This module gathers basic and general plasma parameters such as the plasma frequency or Debye length.
Functions¶
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Calculate the Alfvén speed. |
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The Bohm diffusion coefficient was conjectured to follow Bohm model of the diffusion of plasma across a magnetic field and describe the diffusion of early fusion energy machines. |
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Calculate the characteristic decay length for electric fields, |
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Return the number of electrons within a sphere with a radius of the Debye length. |
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Calculate the particle gyrofrequency in units of radians per second. |
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Return the particle gyroradius. |
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Calculate a charged particle’s inertial length. |
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Return the ion sound speed for an electron-ion plasma. |
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Return the most probable speed for a particle within a Kappa distribution. |
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Return the lower hybrid frequency. |
Calculate the magnetic energy density. |
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Calculate the magnetic pressure. |
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Calculates the mass density from a number density. |
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Calculate the particle plasma frequency. |
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Return the thermal pressure for a Maxwellian distribution. |
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Return the most probable speed for a particle within a Maxwellian distribution. |
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Return the upper hybrid frequency. |
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Examples