Electron Scattering in Gases - from Cross Sections to Plasma Modeling

• Other Authors: Karwasz, Grzegorz Piotr (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Physics; ionization; electron; positron; few body; electron scattering; integral cross sections; alcohols; isomeric effect; butanol; pentanol; electron mobility; multiple-scattering effects; disordered systems; weak localization; electron and positron scattering; spin asymmetry; critical minima; total polarization; coulomb glory; water; vibrational excitation; R-matrix; electron-molecule collisions; interstellar medium; model potential; wave-packet propagation; vibrational cross-section; backscattering; electron optics; inelastic collisions; numerical simulations; electron ionization; electron capture; helium droplets; cross section; MCDF wavefunctions; wavelengths; transition rates; relativistic distorted wave method; cross sections; rate coefficients; ionizing radiation; dissociative electron attachment; mass spectrometry; DNA damage; cross-section calculations; plasma simulation; electron atomic collisions; ionization cross section; approximation of cross sections; alkali metals; noble gases; electron elastic scattering; scattering cross-sections; positron scattering; total cross-sections; dispersion relation; electron scattering cross sections; electron transport in gases; electron track simulation; positron impact ionization; positron-molecule scattering; binary-encounter-Bethe; argon optical emission spectroscopy; plasma processing; coronal models; collisional-radiative model; nonlocal thermodynamic equilibrium plasmas; population kinetics; radiation transport; opacity effects; Non-Maxwellian plasmas; metastable states; electron-impact ionization; BEB approach; elementary processes in plasmas; n/a
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Summary

The first experiments on electron scattering were completed before the "official" discovery of this particle by J. J. Thomson. In spite of this, our knowledge of cross sections is still far from complete.More recent experiments had some unexpected results, like selective fragmentation of DNA constituents by low-energy electrons, or "reverse" phenomena, i.e., synthesis of simple amino acids from inorganic precursors, triggered by slow electrons. The most recent need for cross sections comes from modeling plasmas for industrial and thermonuclear applications, and atmospheres of solar and extra-solar planets.Both fundamental research (experiments, theory, reviews) and applications of electron-scattering cross sections in various processes are welcome.

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (304 p.)

ISBN

books978-3-0365-4558-5
9783036545578
9783036545585

Access

Open Access