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Langmuir Probe
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A small metallic conductor
or pair of conductors inserted within a plasma
in order to sample the plasma current.
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In some cases, the plasma density, electron temperature,
and plasma potential can be inferred from a measurement with
a Langmuir probe.
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References
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use
