1. Introduction.- 2. Drift, Energy and Diffusion of Charged Particles in Constant Fields.- 3. Interaction of Electrons in an Ionized Gas with Oscillating Electric Field and Electromagnetic Waves.- 4. Production and Decay of Charged Particles.- 5. Kinetic Equation for Electrons in a Weakly Ionized Gas Placed in an Electric Field.- 6. Electric Probes.- 7. Breakdown of Gases in Fields of Various Frequency Ranges.- 8. Stable Glow Discharge.- 9. Glow Discharge Instabilities and Their Consequences.- 10. Arc Discharge.- 11. Suslainment and Production of Equilibrium Plasma by Fields in Various Frequency Ranges.- 12. Spark and Corona Discharges.- 13. Capacitively Coupled Radio-Frequency Discharge.- 14. Discharges in High-Power CW CO2 Lasers.- References.
Here is both a textbook for beginners and a handbook for specialists in plasma physics and gaseous electronics. The book contains much useful data: results of experiments and calculations, and reference data. It provides estimates of typical parameters and formulas in forms suitable for computations. Gas discharges of all important types are discussed: breakdown, glow, arc, spark and corona at radio frequency, microwave and optical frequences. The generation of plasma, and its application to high power gas lasers are treated in detail. Gas Discharge Physics Here is both a textbook for beginners and a handbook for specialists in plasma physics and gaseous electronics. The book contains much useful data: results of experiments and calculations, and reference data. It provides estimates of typical parameters and formulas in forms suitable for computations. Gas discharges of all important types are discussed: breakdown, glow, arc, spark and corona at radio frequency, micorwave and optical frequencies. The generation of plasma electrons at electrostatic and electromagnetic fields, low- temperature plasma generation, and applications to high- power gas lasers are treated in detail.
Here is both a textbook for beginners and a reference book for specialists in plasma physics and gaseous electronics. The reader is provided with data, estimates of typical parameters, and formulas in forms suitable for computations. A comprehensive bibliography of relevant literature is included. Gas discharges of all important types are dealt with in detail.