Calculations of Electron Attachment and Recombination in a Hydrogen Plasma.

Abstract

This project involved theoretical calculations of microscopic atomic and molecular processes in the generation of H- in a hydrogen plasma. Efficient production of H- is essential for practical applications such as particle beams and fusion plasmas. The specific objectives of the project were: (1) to calculate cross sections foe dissociative recombination of electrons with H2(+) (2) to provide theoretical analysis for ongoing experiments that use multiphoton ionization to investigate the spectroscopy of excited states of molecular hydrogen, and (3) to calculate cross sections for dissociative attachment of electrons with vibrationally excited hydrogen molecules.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA235522

Entities

People

  • A. P. Hickman

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Elements
  • Ionization
  • Laser Beams
  • Measurement
  • Molecular Physics
  • Molecules
  • Particle Beams
  • Photoexcitation
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Quantum Numbers
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Microelectronics