This book presents the theory of gas discharge plasmas in a didactical way. It explains the processes in gas discharge plasmas. A gas discharge plasma is an ionized gas which is supported by an external electric field. Therefore its parameters are determined by processes in it. The properties of a gas discharge plasma depend on its gas component, types of external fields, their geometry and regimes of gas discharge. Fundamentals of a gas discharge plasma include elementary, radiative and transport processes which are included in its kinetics influence. They are represented in this book together with the analysis of simple gas discharges. These general principles are applied to stationary gas discharge plasmas of helium and argon. The analysis of such plasmas under certain conditions is theoretically determined by numerical plasma parameters for given regimes and conditions.
Author(s): Boris M. Smirnov (auth.)
Series: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics 84
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2015
Language: English
Pages: 423
Tags: Plasma Physics; Thermodynamics; Mathematical Methods in Physics
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-9
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Properties of Gas Discharge Plasma....Pages 13-29
Elementary Processes in Gas Discharge Plasma....Pages 31-63
Radiative Processes in Gas Discharge Plasma....Pages 65-90
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
Collision Processes in Kinetics of Gas Discharge Plasma....Pages 93-112
Kinetic Processes in Gas Discharge Plasma....Pages 113-150
Transport Processes in Gas Discharge Plasma....Pages 151-196
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Ionization Equilibrium in Gas Discharge Plasma....Pages 199-227
Cathode and Wall Processes....Pages 229-256
Front Matter....Pages 257-257
Atom Excitation in Helium and Argon Uniform Plasma....Pages 259-290
Ionization in Helium and Argon Gas Discharge Plasma....Pages 291-313
Helium and Argon Plasma in Positive Column of Gas Discharge....Pages 315-356
Processes at Boundaries of Gas Discharge Plasma....Pages 357-386
Principles of Gas Discharge Plasma....Pages 387-398
Back Matter....Pages 399-423
