A collisional radiative model applied to the study of pure rare gas electrical discharge

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 31, Issue 4 II, 2003, Pages 587-595

  Bezanahary, Tahina ^a   Zissis, Georges ^a   Salo, Sami Al Sheikh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Argon; Collisional radiative model; Low and middle pressure; Molecular ions; Neon; Positive column; Xenon

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NEON; PRESSURE EFFECTS; XENON;

GAS DISCHARGES;

PLASMA COLLISION PROCESSES;

EID: 0041927829     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2003.815244     Document Type: Article

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