STUDY OF COLLISION PROCESSES IN GASEOUS PLASMAS.

Abstract

A summary is given of results with respect to the ambipolar diffusion coefficient of He(+) and He2(+) as obtained from mass spectrometer measurements. The studies related to the time dependence of the intensity of spectral lines and bands strongly indicated that the light emitted during the plasma decay period is not due to two-body recombination processes but is caused by processes involving three particles. Modifications are indicated which are necessary in the SLEAMA II system in order to obtain a stronger ion signal. Recent results of mass spectrometric studies of diatomic molecular ions are summarized, as is progress in the satisfactory construction of the Mobility-Mass Identification Tube.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0617386

Entities

Organizations

  • University of Minnesota

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coefficients
  • Collisions
  • Construction
  • Diffusion
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Identification
  • Intensity
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Mobility
  • Spectral Lines
  • Spectrometers
  • Time Dependence

Readers

  • Plasma Physics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.