Plasmas

Plasmas
Author: C. F. Barnett
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 517
Release: 2013-09-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1483218678

Applied Atomic Collision Physics, Volume 2: Plasmas covers topics on magnetically confined plasmas. The book starts by providing the history of fusion research and describing the various approaches in both magnetically and inertially confined plasmas. The text then gives a general discussion of the basic concepts and properties in confinement and heating of a plasma. The theory of atomic collisions that result in excited quantum states, particularly highly ionized impurity atoms; and diverse diagnostic topics such as emission spectra, laser scattering, electron cyclotron emission, particle beams, and bremsstrahlung are also considered. The book further tackles heating of plasma by energetic particles; the boundary or edge plasma and particle-surface interactions; and the role of atomic physics in hot dense plasmas. Physicists and people involved in plasma and fusion energy studies will find the book invaluable.

Molecular Processes in Plasmas

Molecular Processes in Plasmas
Author: Yukikazu Itikawa
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2007-07-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3540725806

A variety of plasmas include molecules rather than only ions or atoms. Examples are ionospheres of the Earth and other planets, stellar atmospheres, gaseous discharges for use in various devices and processes, and fusion plasmas in the edge region. This book describes the role of molecules in those plasmas by showing elementary collision processes involving those molecules.

Atomic Processes in Plasmas

Atomic Processes in Plasmas
Author: Earl S. Marmar
Publisher: American Institute of Physics
Total Pages: 208
Release: 1992
Genre: Education
ISBN:

The proceedings of an international conference in Portland, Maine, August 1991, presenting 16 of the 25 invited papers on the atomic physics in plasmas. Combining literature reviews and original research findings, the sections cover collision processes, dense plasmas, tokamaks, plasma processing, an

Atomic and Molecular Processes in Fusion Edge Plasmas

Atomic and Molecular Processes in Fusion Edge Plasmas
Author: R.K. Janev
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 509
Release: 2013-06-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1475793197

This well-illustrated resource provides vital cross-section information for the atomic and molecular collision processes taking place in the boundary region of magnetically confined fusion plasmas and in other laboratory and astrophysical low-temperature plasmas. The expertly assessed information in this noteworthy volume includes the most recent experimental and theoretical results presented in a convenient format. Coverage includes the processes of electron-impact excitation and ionization of plasma edge atoms, electron-ion recombination, dissociative collision processes involving electrons and much more.

Survey of Atomic Processes in Edge Plasmas

Survey of Atomic Processes in Edge Plasmas
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 1983
Genre:
ISBN:

A review of the most important reactions of atomic and molecular hydrogen with the fusion edge plasma electrons and ions is presented. An appropriate characterization of the considered collision processes, useful in plasma edge studies (evaluated cross sections, reaction rates, energy gain/loss per collision, etc.) has been performed. While a complete survey of atomic physics of fusion edge plasmas will be given elsewhere shortly, we demonstrate here the relevance of the atomic collision processes for describing the physical state of edge plasmas and understanding the energy balance in cool divertor plasmas. It is found that the excited neutral species play an important role in the low-temperature, high-density plasmas.

Modern Methods in Collisional-Radiative Modeling of Plasmas

Modern Methods in Collisional-Radiative Modeling of Plasmas
Author: Yuri Ralchenko
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2016-02-25
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319275143

This book provides a compact yet comprehensive overview of recent developments in collisional-radiative (CR) modeling of laboratory and astrophysical plasmas. It describes advances across the entire field, from basic considerations of model completeness to validation and verification of CR models to calculation of plasma kinetic characteristics and spectra in diverse plasmas. Various approaches to CR modeling are presented, together with numerous examples of applications. A number of important topics, such as atomic models for CR modeling, atomic data and its availability and quality, radiation transport, non-Maxwellian effects on plasma emission, ionization potential lowering, and verification and validation of CR models, are thoroughly addressed. Strong emphasis is placed on the most recent developments in the field, such as XFEL spectroscopy. Written by leading international research scientists from a number of key laboratories, the book offers a timely summary of the most recent progress in this area. It will be a useful and practical guide for students and experienced researchers working in plasma spectroscopy, spectra simulations, and related fields.

Atomic Processes in Plasmas

Atomic Processes in Plasmas
Author: James S. Cohen
Publisher: American Inst. of Physics
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2004-11-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780735402119

All papers were peer-reviewed for this proceedings volume. The conference focused on atomic physics relevant to plasmas, and plasma science dependent on atomic processes, from either a modeling or diagnostics point of view. Also, an exciting breakthrough discovery was first announced at this conference on a new antihydrogen formation technique. Topics include the relatively mature research areas of atomic structure and collisions, atomic kinetics, laser-produced plasmas, magnetic- and inertial-confinement fusion, Z-pinches, opacities and equation of state, lighting, and astrophysics, as well as the burgeoning areas of warm dense matter simulations and ultracold plasmas used, for example, in the recent formation of antihydrogen.