PřF:F7390 Collision processes in plasma

F7390 Collision processes in plasma

Faculty of Science
Autumn 1999

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. David Trunec, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Předpokládají se znalosti klasické a kvantové mechaniky.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

Syllabus

Fundamental terms and classification of atomic collisions. Elastic collisions, measuring methods of collision cross section. Diffusion and mobility, diffusion length. Charge exchange collision. Recombination of ions with electrons. Mechanism of electron-ion recombination. Experimental study of recombination processes. Recombination between positive and negative ions. The role of metastabile particles in collision processes. Penning electron spectroscopy. Dissociation of molecules by electron impact. Atomic recombination in plasma. Experimental determination of atomic densities, actinometry. Creation and destruction of negative ions. Measuring of negative ions densities in plasma. Chemiionization, chemical reactions in plasma.

Assessment methods (in Czech)

přednáška, kolokvium

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.