| 1. | Electron trapping has been measured in polywells with Langmuir probes.
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| 2. | The theory of Langmuir probes is much more complex when the plasma is magnetized.
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| 3. | Understanding electron saturation is one of the most important outstanding problems of Langmuir probe theory.
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| 4. | The Debye sheath theory explains the basic behavior of Langmuir probes, but is not complete.
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| 5. | A Langmuir probe can be used to determine the plasma parameters, such as density and temperature.
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| 6. | Conventional Langmuir probe theory assumes collisionless movement of charge carriers in the space charge sheath around the probe.
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| 7. | Instrument payload could include a radio subsystem, laser altimeter, magnetometer, Langmuir probe, and a mapping camera.
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| 8. | Uncertainties of this magnitude arise several places in the analysis of Langmuir probe data and are very difficult to resolve.
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| 9. | Without quantitative modeling of the bulk resistivity, Langmuir probes can only give an upper limit on the electron temperature.
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| 10. | Collisions between ions and electrons will also affect the " I-V " characteristic of a Langmuir probe.
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