Electron-atom collision cross sections in argon: An analysis and comments

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 649-673

  Raju, Gorur G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Argon; Beam experiments; Collisions; Cross sections; Differential cross section; Electrical discharges; Excitation cross section; Integral elastic cross section; Ionization cross section; Rare gases

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRONS; INERT GASES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PLASMAS; QUANTUM THEORY;

BEAM EXPERIMENTS; COLLISIONS; CROSS SECTIONS; DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTION; ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES; EXCITATION CROSS SECTION; INTEGRAL ELASTIC CROSS SECTION; IONIZATION CROSS SECTION;

IONIZATION;

EID: 6344253284     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2004.1324355     Document Type: Article

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