Collisional-radiative modelling of a helium microwave plasma in a resonant cavity

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 7343-7356

  Belmonte, T ^a   Cardoso, R P ^a   Henrion, G ^a   Kosior, F ^a  

^a INSTITUT JEAN LAMOUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CAVITY RESONATORS; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; HELIUM; IONIZATION;

CHEMIONIZATION; ELECTRON-ASSISTED RECOMBINATION; RADIATIVE MODELING;

PLASMAS;

EID: 36348938662     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/40/23/015     Document Type: Article

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