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A plasma represents a collection of charged particles (electrons and ions) which interact by long range (Coulomb) forces, exhibiting coherent behavior as the result of space charge effects [173].
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Bauer, S.J., Lammer, H. (2004). The Ionosphere as a Plasma. In: Planetary Aeronomy. Physics of Earth and Space Environments. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-09362-7_6
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