Collision cross sections in gaseous electronics part I: What do they mean?

IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 5-23

  Raju, Gorur Govinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collision cross section; Elastic and inelastic collisions; Gaseous electronics; Ionization cross section; Momentum transfer; Scattering

Indexed keywords

CARRIER MOBILITY; CHARGE CARRIERS; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRON SCATTERING; IONIZATION OF GASES; PHOTONS;

COLLISION CROSS SECTION; ELASTIC COLLISIONS; GASEOUS ELECTRONICS; INELASTIC COLLISIONS; MOMENTUM TRANSFER;

ELECTRODYNAMICS;

EID: 33748541646     PISSN: 08837554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MEI.2006.1678354     Document Type: Article

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