Effect of Localized Electric Fields on the Evolution of the Velocity Distribution Function

G. J. Morales; Y. C. Lee

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.33.1534

Effect of Localized Electric Fields on the Evolution of the Velocity Distribution Function

G. J. Morales and Y. C. Lee

Phys. Rev. Lett. 33, 1534 – Published 23 December 1974; Erratum Phys. Rev. Lett. 34, 242 (1975)

Abstract

The interaction between charged particles and sharply localized fields is investigated. The random particle scattering is described by a Fokker-Planck equation whose time-dependent solution exhibits the formation of a highly populated superthermal tail.