Medical Definition of Debye sheath

1. The region of strong electric field in front of a material surface in contact with a plasma. Its characteristic thickness is the Debye length, and it is caused by Debye shielding of the negative surface charge resulting from electrons flowing to the surface much faster (initially) than the ions. The lost electrons leave behind a region of net positive charge which gradually diminishes the strength of the electric field over the Debye length. (13 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Debye Sheath

debuses
debussed
debusses
debussing
Debussy
debut
debutant
debutante
debutantes
debutants
debuted
debuting
debuts
debye
debyes
Debye sheath (current term)
debye shielding
debye sphere
DEC
deca-
decacerata
decad
decadal
decade
decade
decadence
decadences
decadencies
decadency
decadent

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