A Two-Electron Group Model Theory for Radio-Frequency Ionization of Noble Gases With Turbulent Flow

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 176-188

  Talaa, Mostafa Ezzat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; GASES, INERT--IONIZATION;

MAXWELLIAN GROUPS; RF DISCHARGES;

PLASMAS;

EID: 0026136005     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.106812     Document Type: Article

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