Ionization and Ion Transport: A Primer for the Study of Non-Equilibrium, Low-Temperature Gas Discharges and Plasmas

ISBN-13: 9781643270388 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 107 str.

David B. Go

Opis

Introduces engineering and science students to the basic underlying physics and chemistry concepts that form the foundation of plasma science and engineering. This is an accessible primer directed primarily at those students who simply do not understand exactly what a plasma or gas discharge is.

Spis treści

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Author biography
• 1. Introduction
• Part I Ionization
• 2. Foundations from gas dynamics
• 3. Elementary electron behavior
• 4. Gaseous ionization processes
• 5. Electrode processes
• Part II Ion transport
• 6. Foundations from general transport theory
• 7. Transport equations for gas discharges
• 8. Whence and whither