Evidence of an energy transfer reaction between atomic hydrogen and argon II or helium II as the source of excessively hot H atoms in radio-frequency plasmas

Journal of Plasma Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 469-484

  Mills, R ^a   Ray, P ^a   Dhandapani, B ^a  

^a BlackLight Power Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTRODES; ENERGY TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMA THEORY;

ATOMIC HYDROGEN; RADIO FREQUENCY PLASMAS; RESONANT ENERGY TRANSFER MECHANISMS;

HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS;

EID: 33745793474     PISSN: 00223778     EISSN: 14697807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022377805004034     Document Type: Article

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