Electric field in spatially inhomogeneous non-neutral plasma

Abstract

We present a general expression for the probability distribution function of electric field in a plasma cloud formed by the impact of a laser pulse on a gas or a solid body. We also present the results of numerical calculation of this function for the case of non-interacting particles depending on the plasma cloud size. It takes into account the ionic microfield and the macrofield arising from the charge imbalance. As the charge imbalance increases, the effect of a sharp increase in the distribution function for large field values is observed. Good agreement between the calculation of the shift of the spectral line and the experiment is obtained. The results obtained are of crucial importance for diagnosing plasma in various applications.