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Ionization and ion transport : a primer for the study of gas discharges and plasmas
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Title
Ionization and ion transport : a primer for the study of gas discharges and plasmas / David B. Go.
ISBN
9780750339919
9780750339902
9780750339896
9780750339926
Edition
Second edition.
Publication
Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2022]
Physical Description
1 online resource : illustrations (some color).
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
"Version: 20221201"--Title page verso.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Biographical / Historical Note
David B. Go is the Viola D. Hank Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana. Professor Go received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and joined the faculty of the University of Notre Dame in 2008.
Summary
Gas discharges and non-equilibrium low-temperature plasmas form the basis for most plasma technologies. This book introduces engineering and science students to the basic underlying physics and chemistry concepts that form the foundation of plasma science and engineering.
Variant and related titles
Primer for the study of gas discharges and plasmas.
IOP ebooks.
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Also available in print.
Print version:
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 19, 2023
Series
[IOP release $release]
IOP series in plasma physics
IOP ebooks. [2022 collection]
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Audience
Graduate students and young researchers in plasma science and engineering in physics, chemistry, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering.
Contents
7. Transport equations for gas discharges
7.1. Equations for the charged particles
7.2. The drift-diffusion approximation
7.3. Summary
part III. Gas discharges and plasmas. 8. Discharge initiation and plasma formation
8.1. Townsend behavior below the breakdown threshold
8.2. Pressure times distance and reduced electric field scaling
8.3. Breakdown
8.4. Summary
9. The basic discharge structure
9.1. The sheath and the plasma
9.2. The physics of the sheath
9.3. Summary
10. The classical dc discharge
10.1. The basics of electrical circuits
10.2. dc discharge circuit and operation
10.3. Properties of the dc glow discharge
10.4. Summary
11. Whence and whither
11.1. What was learned
11.2. What is next.
1. Introduction
1.1. Overview
1.2. Classification of gas discharges
1.3. Summary
part I. Ionization. 2. Foundations from gas dynamics
2.1. The atom, the molecule, and excited states
2.2. The statistics of a gas
2.3. Kinetics
2.4. Summary
3. Elementary electron behavior
3.1. Electron-driven gaseous reactions
3.2. Electron-neutral collisions and the collision cross-section
3.3. Electron energy distribution
3.4. Electron collision frequency and reaction rates
3.5. Summary
4. Gaseous ionization processes
4.1. Electron-impact ionization
4.2. Ion-impact ionization
4.3. Photoionization
4.4. Thermal ionization
4.5. Step ionization
4.6. Penning ionization
4.7. Electron attachment
4.8. Summary
5. Electrode processes
5.1. Importance of electron emission
5.2. Foundational concepts
5.3. General electron emission
5.4. Secondary emission
5.5. Summary
part II. Ion transport. 6. Foundations from general transport theory
6.1. Basics of transport
6.2. Transport equations
6.3. Summary
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Institute of Physics (Great Britain), publisher.
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