Springer Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics

By: Mario Capitelli, M. Capitelli, C. M. Ferreira

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Hardcover | 26 July 2000

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This book describes the experimentally observed processes in ionized gases in the atmosphere from a theoretical point of view. It appeals to researchers, advanced students and meteorologists.

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Introduction	p. 1
Translational Relaxation of Heavy Particles	p. 5
References	p. 11
Rotational Relaxation of Molecules	p. 13
References	p. 21
Vibrational Relaxation of Molecules	p. 23
Estimation of Vibrational Relaxation Times	p. 23
Vibrational Kinetics of Harmonic Oscillators	p. 26
Vibrational Relaxation of Diatomic Molecules in an Inert Gas: V-T Exchange	p. 26
One-Component Systems: V-V Exchanges	p. 29
Binary Mixture of Diatomic Molecules: V-T , V-V and V-V′ Exchanges	p. 31
Polyatomic Molecules	p. 34
Vibrational Kinetics of Anharmonic Oscillators	p. 36
V-T Relaxation in an Inert Gas	p. 37
V-V Exchanges. The Treanor Distribution	p. 38
V-V and V-T Exchanges. Moderate Deviation from Equilibrium	p. 39
Resonant V-V Relaxation Under High Exitation Conditions	p. 41
Time-Dependent Relaxation at High Excitation	p. 45
Vibrational Kinetics in the Presence of Chemical Reactions of Vibrationally Excited Molecules	p. 47
References	p. 54
Kinetics of Free Electrons	p. 59
The Boltzmann Equation	p. 59
EEDF in Discharges Sustained by an Electric Field	p. 66
EEDF in Discharges Excited by an Electron Beam	p. 74
References	p. 79
Energetic and Spectroscopic Parameters of Atmospheric Species	p. 85
References	p. 93
Rates of Translational and Rotational Relaxation	p. 95
Translational Relaxation and Diffusion Coefficients	p. 95
Rotational Relaxation	p. 99
References	p. 103
Rate Coefficients for Vibrational Relaxation	p. 105
Rate Coefficients of V-T Relaxation	p. 105
Rate Coefficients of V-V and V-V Processes	p. 112
References	p. 116
Electron Rate Coefficients	p. 119
Integral Scattering Cross-Sections	p. 119
Electron Rate Coefficients and Power Balance in Plasmas Maintained by an Electric Field	p. 123
Electron Loss Processes in the Plasma Bulk	p. 139
Electron Rate Coefficients and Energy Balance in the lonosphere Plasma	p. 142
Excitation, Dissociation and lonization of N₂, O₂ and O Species by an Electron Beam	p. 145
References	p. 149
Electronic State Relaxation Rates	p. 155
Radiative Lifetimes	p. 155
Relaxation in Collisions with Atoms and Molecules	p. 158
References	p. 163
Rate Coefficients of Chemical Reactions	p. 167
Reactions of Neutral Species	p. 167
lon-Molecule Reactions	p. 178
Vibrational Excitation of Reaction Products	p. 185
References	p. 187
Interactions of Gas Phase Species with Surfaces	p. 193
Balance Equations and Boundary Conditions at Walls	p. 193
Wall Loss Probabilities ¿	p. 196
Kinetic Model for Surface Processes	p. 199
Molecular Dynamics Approach	p. 206
References	p. 207
Discharges in Pure N₂ and O₂	p. 209
Discharge and Post-Discharge in N₂	p. 209
Discharge in O₂	p. 215
The Positive Column in Electronegative Gases	p. 216
Chemical and Charge Kinetics in O₂ Discharges	p. 221
References	p. 224
Discharges in N₂-O₂ Mixtures	p. 229
Modelling of Low Pressure N₂-O₂ Discharges	p. 229
General Description of the Model	p. 231
Kinetics of Free Electrons	p. 231
Vibrational Kinetics	p. 232
Kinetics of Electronic States and Chemical Kinetics	p. 232
Interaction with the Wall	p. 232
Gas and Wall Temperatures	p. 233
Modelling of High Pressure N₂-O₂ Discharges	p. 241
Cleaning of Polluted Atmospheric Gases	p. 241
N¹⁴ and N¹⁵ Isotope Separation	p. 246
References	p. 248
Kinetic Processes in the lonosphere	p. 251
Probabilities and Rates of Dissociation and lonization	p. 252
Chemical and Charge Kinetics	p. 254
Vibrational Kinetics	p. 257
References	p. 264
Interaction of Space Vehicles with Atmospheric Gases	p. 269
Free Molecular Regime	p. 269
Hydrodynamic Regime. Vibrational and Chemical Kinetics During Space Shuttle Reentry	p. 273
References	p. 282
Acoustic and Shock Waves in Non-equilibrium Gases	p. 287
Propagation of Small Perturbations in Non-equilibrium Gases	p. 287
Nonlinear Hydrodynamic Waves in Non-equilibrium Gases	p. 290
Propagation of Shock Waves in Non-equilibrium Gases	p. 292
References	p. 295
Index	p. 299
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