Efficient models for photoionization produced by non-thermal gas discharges in air based on radiative transfer and the Helmholtz equations

Plasma Sources Science and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 656-678

  Bourdon, A ^a   Pasko, V P ^b   Liu, N Y ^b   Celestin S ^a   Segur P ^c   Marode, E ^d  

^a LABORATOIRE EM2C   (France)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; GAS DYNAMICS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOIONIZATION;

HELMHOLTZ EQUATIONS; PHOTOIONIZATION COEFFICIENTS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER EQUATION;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 34547802322     PISSN: 09630252     EISSN: 13616595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0963-0252/16/3/026     Document Type: Article

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