INTRODUCTION TO RECOMBINATION IN PLASMAS

Abstract

Contents: Photoionization and recombination Photoionization cross section Radiative recombination cross section Discussion of radiative recombination The microscopic three-body recombination process Microscopic reversibility and detailed balance for inelastic and superelastic collisions Detailed balancing and three-body recombination Thomson's theory of ionization and three-body recombination Qualitative discussion of 'collisional-radiative' recombination

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0406441

Entities

People

  • A. E. Glassgold

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charged Particles
  • Collisions
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Energy Conservation
  • Energy Levels
  • Equations
  • Free Electrons
  • Ground State
  • Ionization
  • Low Temperature
  • Quantum Mechanics
  • Quantum Numbers
  • Radiation
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics