OBSERVATIONS OF IONIC PROCESSES IN GASEOUS AFTERGLOWS.
Abstract
Time resolved measurements of ion and electron number densities in inert gas afterglows are described in detail. Inconsistencies between these two types of measurement, and between these and similar measurements by other workers, are shown to be largely removed by improvements in the mass spectrometric technique. The most recent observations in helium and neon in the pressure range 0.15 to 1.0 torr indicate, contrary to the earlier measurements, that three-body mechanisms for the conversion of atomic to molecular ions are dominant. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 31, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0623899
Entities
People
- Douglas Smith
- M. J. Copsey
Organizations
- University of Birmingham