05351nam 2200697 a 450 991101923400332120200520144314.0978661330238097835276437073527643702978128330238812833023819783527632176352763217497835276321693527632166(CKB)2480000000008467(EBL)700925(OCoLC)676973083(SSID)ssj0000506368(PQKBManifestationID)11335534(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000506368(PQKBWorkID)10515403(PQKB)10172969(MiAaPQ)EBC700925(Perlego)1014007(EXLCZ)99248000000000846720111119d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIntroduction to plasma technology science, engineering and applications /John HarryWeinheim, Germany Wiley-VCH20101 online resource (234 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9783527327638 3527327630 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction to Plasma Technology: Science, Engineering and Applications; Contents; Preface; Symbols, Constants and Electronic Symbols; 1 Plasma, an Overview; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Plasma; 1.2.1 Space Plasmas; 1.2.2 Kinetic Plasmas; 1.2.3 Technological Plasmas; 1.3 Classical Models; 1.3.1 Simple Ballistic and Statistical Models; 1.3.2 Statistical Behaviour; 1.3.3 Collisions Between Particles; 1.3.4 Coulomb Forces; 1.3.5 Boundaries and Sheaths; 1.3.6 Degree of Ionization; 1.4 Plasma Resonance; 1.5 The Defining Characteristics of a Plasma; References; Further Reading2 Elastic and Inelastic Collision Processes in Weakly Ionized Gases2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Drift Velocity; 2.2.1 Electrical Conductivity; 2.2.2 Mobility; 2.2.3 Thermal Velocity; 2.2.4 Collision Frequency; 2.2.5 Collision Cross-section; 2.3 Inelastic Collision Processes; 2.3.1 Excitation; 2.3.1.1 Metastable Processes; 2.3.2 Ionization and Recombination Processes; 2.3.2.1 Charge Transfer; 2.3.2.2 Dissociation; 2.3.2.3 Negative Ionization; 2.3.2.4 Recombination; 2.3.2.5 Metastable Ionization; References; 3 The Interaction of Electromagnetic Fields with Plasmas; 3.1 Introduction3.2 The Behaviour of Plasmas at DC and Low Frequencies in the Near Field3.2.1 Charged Particles in Electromagnetic Fields; 3.2.1.1 Behaviour of a Charged Particle in an Oscillating Electric Field; 3.2.1.2 Plasma Frequency; 3.2.1.3 The Debye Radius; 3.3 Behaviour of Charged Particles in Magnetic Fields (Magnetized Plasmas); 3.4 Initiation of an Electrical Discharge or Plasma; 3.5 Similarity Conditions; References; Further Reading; 4 Coupling Processes; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Direct Coupling; 4.2.1 The Cathode; 4.2.1.1 Emission Processes; 4.2.2 The Cathode Fall Region; 4.2.3 The Anode4.2.4 The Discharge Column4.2.5 Interaction of Magnetic Fields with a Discharge or Plasma; 4.3 Indirect Coupling; 4.3.1 Induction Coupling; 4.3.2 Capacitive Coupling; 4.3.3 Propagation of an Electromagnetic Wave; 4.3.4 The Helical Resonator; 4.3.5 Microwave Waveguides; 4.3.6 Electron Cyclotron Resonance; 4.3.7 The Helicon Plasma Source; References; Further Reading; 5 Applications of Nonequilibrium Cold Low-pressure Discharges and Plasmas; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Plasma Processes Used in Electronics Fabrication; 5.2.1 The Glow Discharge Diode; 5.2.2 The Magnetron5.2.3 Inductively Coupled Plasmas5.2.4 Electron Cyclotron Resonance Reactor; 5.2.5 The Helical Reactor; 5.2.6 The Helicon Reactor; 5.3 Low-pressure Electric Discharge and Plasma Lamps; 5.3.1 The Low-pressure Mercury Vapour Lamp; 5.3.2 Cold Cathode Low-pressure Lamps; 5.3.3 Electrodeless Low-pressure Discharge Lamps; 5.4 Gas Lasers; 5.5 Free Electron and Ion Beams; 5.5.1 Electron and Ion Beam Evaporation; 5.5.2 Ion Beam Processes; 5.5.3 High-power Electron Beams; 5.6 Glow Discharge Surface Treatment; 5.7 Propulsion in Space; References; Further Reading6 Nonequilibrium Atmospheric Pressure Discharges and PlasmasWritten by a university lecturer with more than forty years experience in plasma technology, this book adopts a didactic approach in its coverage of the theory, engineering and applications of technological plasmas. 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