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OSTI Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
Fully Implicit Kinetic Modelling of Collisional Plasmas
V. A. Mousseau
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INEL-96/0149
Fully Implicit Kinetic Modelling of Collisional Plasmas
Vincent A. Mousseau
Published May 1996
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415
Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy through DOE Idaho Operations Office Contract DE-AC07-94ID13223
n AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT DISSERTATION This dissertation of Vincent A. Mousseau, submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and titled "Fully Implicit Kinetic Modelling of Collisional Plasmas," has been reviewed in final form, as indicated by the signatures and dates given below. Permission is now granted to submit final copies to the College of Graduate Studies for approval. Major Professor