Molecular Processes in Plasmas Collisions of Charged Particles with Molecules /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Itikawa, Yukikazu (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Series: Springer Series on atomic, optical, and plasma physics, 43
• Subjects: Physics.; Astrophysics.; Atoms.; Matter.; Plasma (Ionized gases).; Atoms and Molecules in Strong Fields, Laser Matter Interaction.; Plasma Physics.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.

Molecular Processes in Plasmas describes elementary collision processes in plasmas, particularly those involving molecules or molecular ions. Those collision processes (called molecular processes) maintain plasmas, produce reactive species and emissions, and play a key role in energy balance in plas...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Plasmas Involving Molecules
• 3. Collision Cross Sections and Related Quantities
• 4. Molecule as a Collision Partner
• 5. Electron Collisions with Molecules
• 6. Ion Collisions with Molecules
• 7. Electron Collisions with Molecular Ions
• 8. Summary of the Roles of the Molecular Processes in Plasmas
• A. Order of Magnitude of Macroscopic Quantities
• B. Molecular Properties
• C. Atomic Units and Evaluation of the Born Cross Section
• D. Cross Section Sets for H2, N2, H2O, and CO2
• E. How to Find Cross Section Data
• F. Data Compilations for Electron-Molecule Collisions
• G. Data Compilations for Ion-Molecule Relations and Related Processes.