Molecular Processes in Plasmas

Download or read book Molecular Processes in Plasmas written by Yukikazu Itikawa and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-07-19 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.