Degree of ionization of a high-temperature plasma

An approximate method, originally proposed by Raizer for solving the Saha equations, is extended to both the corona limit, as well as to the more general, non-LTE case, in which both radiative and collisional recombination are important. The method should be useful for obtaining a reliable estimate...

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Published in:Applied physics letters 1974-11, Vol.25 (10), p.553-555
Main Author: Hyman, H. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:An approximate method, originally proposed by Raizer for solving the Saha equations, is extended to both the corona limit, as well as to the more general, non-LTE case, in which both radiative and collisional recombination are important. The method should be useful for obtaining a reliable estimate of the degree of ionization of high-temperature high-Z plasmas.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.1655307