Go, David B.,
Ionization and ion transport : a primer for the study of gas discharges and plasmas / Primer for the study of gas discharges and plasmas. David B. Go. - Second edition. - 1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color). - [IOP release $release] IOP series in plasma physics IOP ebooks. [2022 collection] . - IOP (Series). Release 22. IOP series in plasma physics. IOP ebooks. 2022 collection. .
"Version: 20221201"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
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
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.
Graduate students and young researchers in plasma science and engineering in physics, chemistry, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.
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.
9780750339919 9780750339902
10.1088/978-0-7503-3991-9 doi
Ionization of gases.
Ions--Migration and velocity.
Glow discharges.
Plasma (Ionized gases)
Plasma physics.
SCIENCE / Physics / Atomic & Molecular.
QC702 / .G656 2022eb
537.5/32
Ionization and ion transport : a primer for the study of gas discharges and plasmas / Primer for the study of gas discharges and plasmas. David B. Go. - Second edition. - 1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color). - [IOP release $release] IOP series in plasma physics IOP ebooks. [2022 collection] . - IOP (Series). Release 22. IOP series in plasma physics. IOP ebooks. 2022 collection. .
"Version: 20221201"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
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
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.
Graduate students and young researchers in plasma science and engineering in physics, chemistry, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.
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.
9780750339919 9780750339902
10.1088/978-0-7503-3991-9 doi
Ionization of gases.
Ions--Migration and velocity.
Glow discharges.
Plasma (Ionized gases)
Plasma physics.
SCIENCE / Physics / Atomic & Molecular.
QC702 / .G656 2022eb
537.5/32