Ionization Waves in Electric Breakdown of Gases
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The authors present a systematic theoretical treatment of phenomena that lead to electrical breakdown of gases and plasmas bounded by walls, including electron drift and impact ionization, diffusion, and photoionization. Starting with a review of breakdown waves in gas-filled gaps, the book continues with a discussion of the basic macroscopic equations, including the effects of the nonequilibrium kinetics of electrons and impact ionization. The authors then develop the theory of planar ionization waves, discussing conditions for the existence of waves, the formation of shocks, and the stability of stationary waves; they also discuss formation of solitary waves, nonlinear diffusion, mechanisms of propagation, and oscillations in the wake of an ionization wave. This work fills a gap in the Western literature by presenting details of Soviet and Russian results from the last decade. Booknews The authors present a systematic theoretical treatment of phenomena that lead to electrical breakdown of gases and plasmas bounded by walls, including electron drift and impact ionization, diffusion, photoionization, and resonance radiation transfer. Topics include breakdown waves in gas-filled gaps, basic macroscopic equations that are dependent on the nonequilibrium kinetics of electrons, the theory of planar ionization waves in a constant external electric field, and formation and propagation of two- dimensional solitary waves of electric fields. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
PrefaceCh. 1Wave Phenomena Determining Discharge Development in Gas Gaps1Ch. 2Macroscopic and Kinetic Description of a Weakly Ionized Gas in an Electric Field35Ch. 3Theory of Plane Ionization Waves59Ch. 4Propagation of Ionizing Electric-Field Solitary Waves in Shielded Discharge Tubes with Preionization145Ch. 5Propagation of Electric Breakdown Waves Along a Gas-Dielectric Boundary With No Preionization185References221
