CALCULATION OF THREE-BODY IONIC RECOMBINATION RATE,

Abstract

The three-body ionic recombination rate at low densities is calculated for a slightly ionized gas by considering that the relaxation of the energy of molecules occurs by a 'diffusion' process. The effective conductivity in the equivalent diffusion equation is the second moment of the energy transfer. The moments are derived in closed form using classical mechanics and enable the recombination rate constant to be obtained. The agreement of the results with experimental data is good and suggests that the diffusion approach is useful even where relatively large energy transfers are involved. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0660649

Entities

People

  • James C. Keck
  • Stephen A. Landon

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Conductivity
  • Diffusion
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Equations
  • Experimental Data
  • Gases
  • Ionized Gases
  • Low Density
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanics
  • Molecular Mechanics Methods
  • Molecules

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Plasma Physics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.