ISBN: 3-540-67416-0
TITLE: Plasma Kinetics in Atmospheric Gases
AUTHOR: Capitelli, M.; Ferreira, C.M.; Gordiets, B.F.; Osipov, A.I.
TOC:

Introduction 1
1. Translational Relaxation of Heavy Particles 5
References 11
2. Rotational Relaxation of Molecules 13
References 21
3. Vibrational Relaxation of Molecules 23
3.1 Estimation of Vibrational Relaxation Times 23
3.2 Vibrational Kinetics of Harmonic Oscillators 26
3.2.1 Vibrational Relaxation of Diatomic Molecules in an Inert Gas: V-T Exchange 26
3.2.2 One-Component Systems: V-V Exchanges 29
3.2.3 Binary Mixture of Diatomic Molecules: V-T , V-V and V-V Exchanges 31
3.2.4 Polyatomic Molecules 34
3.3 Vibrational Kinetics of Anharmonic Oscillators 36
3.3.1 V-T Relaxation in an Inert Gas 37
3.3.2 V-V Exchanges. The Treanor Distribution 38
3.3.3 V-V and V-T Exchanges. Moderate Deviation from Equilibrium 39
3.3.4 Resonant V-V Relaxation Under High Exitation Conditions 41
3.3.5 Time-Dependent Relaxation at High Excitation 45
3.4 Vibrational Kinetics in the Presence of Chemical Reactions of Vibrationally Excited Molecules 47
References 54
4. Kinetics of Free Electrons 59
4.1 The Boltzmann Equation 59
4.2 EEDF in Discharges Sustained by an Electric Field 66
4.3 EEDF in Discharges Excited by an Electron Beam 74
References 79
5. Energetic and Spectroscopic Parameters of Atmospheric Species 85
References 93
6. Rates of Translational and Rotational Relaxation 95
6.1 Translational Relaxation and Diffusion Coefficients 95
6.2 Rotational Relaxation 99
References 103
7. Rate Coefficients for Vibrational Relaxation 105
7.1 Rate Coefficients of V-T Relaxation 105
7.2 Rate Coefficients of V-V and V-V' Processes 112
References 116
8. Electron Rate Coefficients 119
8.1 Integral Scattering Cross-Sections 119
8.2 Electron Rate Coefficients and Power Balance in Plasmas Maintained by an Electric Field 123
8.3 Electron Loss Processes in the Plasma Bulk 139
8.4 Electron Rate Coefficients and Energy Balance in the Ionosphere Plasma 142
8.5 Excitation, Dissociation and Ionization of N_2, O_2 and O Species by an Electron Beam 145
References 149
9. Electronic State Relaxation Rates 155
9.1 Radiative Lifetimes 155
9.2 Relaxation in Collisions with Atoms and Molecules 158
References 163
10. Rate Coefficients of Chemical Reactions 167
10.1 Reactions of Neutral Species 167
10.2 IonMolecule Reactions 178
10.3 Vibrational Excitation of Reaction Products 185
References 187
11. Interactions of Gas Phase Species with Surfaces 193
11.1 Balance Equations and Boundary Conditions at Walls 193
11.2 Wall Loss Probabilities gamma 196
11.3 Kinetic Model for Surface Processes. 199
11.4 Molecular Dynamics Approach 206
References 207
12. Discharges in Pure N_2 and O_2 209
12.1 Discharge and Post-Discharge in N_2 209
12.2 Discharge in O_2 215
12.2.1 The Positive Column in Electronegative Gases 216
12.2.2 Chemical and Charge Kinetics in O_2 Discharges 221
References 224
13. Discharges in N_2-O_2 Mixtures 229
13.1 Modelling of Low Pressure N_2-O_2 Discharges 229
13.1.1 General Description of the Model 231
13.1.2 Kinetics of Free Electrons 231
13.1.3 Vibrational Kinetics 232
13.1.4 Kinetics of Electronic States and Chemical Kinetics 232
13.1.5 Interaction with the Wall 232
13.1.6 Gas and Wall Temperatures 233
13.2 Modelling of High Pressure N_2-O_2 Discharges 241
13.2.1 Cleaning of Polluted Atmospheric Gases 241
13.2.2 N^14 and N^15 Isotope Separation 246
References 248
14. Kinetic Processes in the Ionosphere 251
14.1 Probabilities and Rates of Dissociation and Ionization 252
14.2 Chemical and Charge Kinetics 254
14.3 Vibrational Kinetics 257
References 264
15. Interaction of Space Vehicles with Atmospheric Gases 269
15.1 Free Molecular Regime 269
15.2 Hydrodynamic Regime. Vibrational and Chemical Kinetics During Space Shuttle Reentry 273
References 282
16. Acoustic and Shock Waves in Non-equilibrium Gases 287
16.1 Propagation of Small Perturbations in Non-equilibrium Gases 287
16.2 Nonlinear Hydrodynamic Waves in Non-equilibrium Gases 290
16.3 Propagation of Shock Waves in Non-equilibrium Gases 292
References 295
Index 299
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