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The heat flux limit coefficient at the threshold of the ion-acoustic instability is given for the Spitzer–Härm distribution and is shown to be 5 to 10 times higher than the usual values [e.g., (Zme/mi)1/2] which are derived from a very approximate distribution.
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Monchicourt et al. (1980) studied this question.
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