Ionization and ion transport : a primer for the study of non-equilibrium, low-temperature gas discharges and plasmas
Ionization of gases Ions Glow discharges Plasma (Ionized gases)
IOP Publishing
2018
EISBN 9781681746012
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
7. Transport equations for gas discharges.
7.1. Equations for the charged particles.
7.2. The drift-diffusion approximation.
7.3. Summary
8. Whence and whither.
8.1. What was learned.
8.2. What is next.
This is an introduction for engineering and science students to the basic underlying physics and chemistry concepts that form the foundation of plasma science and engineering. It is a bridge for students who have no background in the topic by providing an understanding of what an ion is, how they move, the equations used to describe the basic concepts and how they link to the topics of plasmas and gas discharges. It focuses on specific concepts that are important to non-equilibrium, low temperature gas discharges.
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
7. Transport equations for gas discharges.
7.1. Equations for the charged particles.
7.2. The drift-diffusion approximation.
7.3. Summary
8. Whence and whither.
8.1. What was learned.
8.2. What is next.
This is an introduction for engineering and science students to the basic underlying physics and chemistry concepts that form the foundation of plasma science and engineering. It is a bridge for students who have no background in the topic by providing an understanding of what an ion is, how they move, the equations used to describe the basic concepts and how they link to the topics of plasmas and gas discharges. It focuses on specific concepts that are important to non-equilibrium, low temperature gas discharges.
