The Electron Avalanche Ionization of Air and a Simple Air Chemistry Model

Abstract

The ionization frequency in air as a function of E/P and the electron temperature are presented over a wide range of E/P (50-1000). From these a correspondence relation between T sub e and E/P is derived. A simple chemistry model is given for the description of the avalanche ionization for an electric discharge ionization in air.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 1982
Accession Number
ADA113501

Entities

People

  • A. W. Ali

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Boltzmann Equation
  • California
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Coefficients
  • Dissociation
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Energy
  • Electron Mobility
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Free Electrons
  • Ionization
  • Measurement

Readers

  • Aerospace Propulsion Engineering.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics