Kinetic simulation of discharges and afterglows in molecular gases

High Temperature Material Processes

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 141-156

  Guerra, V ^a   Kutasi, K ^a,b   Da Silva, M Lino ^a   Sa P A ^a,c   Loureiro, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Boltzman equation; Gas discharges; Kinetic model; Molecular gases; Nitrogen afterglow; Plasma; RKR (Rydberg Klein Rees) method

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; KINETIC PARAMETERS; KINETIC THEORY; KINETICS; MOLECULES; NITROGEN PLASMA; PLASMAS;

BOLTZMAN EQUATION; GAS DISCHARGE; KINETIC MODELING; MOLECULAR GAS; NITROGEN AFTERGLOW; RYDBERG;

NITROGEN;

EID: 77952555777     PISSN: 10933611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/HighTempMatProc.v14.i1-2.120     Document Type: Article

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