Population densities and partition functions of partially ionized ideal and non-ideal multi-component plasma mixtures in P-T phase space

Journal of Plasma Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 259-275

  Zaghloul, Mofreh R ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; HEAVY IONS; IONIZATION; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

COMPUTATION OF IONIZATION; LOCAL THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM (LTE); PRESSURE-TEMPERATURE (P-T) PHASE SPACE;

PLASMAS;

EID: 31344438567     PISSN: 00223778     EISSN: 14697807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022377805003983     Document Type: Article

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