Kinetics and Spectroscopy of Low Temperature Plasmas

Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-319-79166-1
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 450 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 7022 g

Reihe: Graduate Texts in Physics

This is a comprehensive textbook designed for
graduate and advanced undergraduate students. Both authors rely on more than 20
years of teaching experience in renowned Physics Engineering courses to write
this book addressing the students’ needs.

Kinetics and Spectroscopy of Low Temperature Plasmas
derives in a full self-consistent way the electron kinetic theory used to
describe low temperature plasmas created in the laboratory with an electrical discharge,
and presents the main optical spectroscopic diagnostics used to characterize
such plasmas. The chapters with the theoretical contents make use of a
deductive approach in which the electron kinetic theory applied to plasmas
with basis on the electron Boltzmann equation is derived from the basic
concepts of Statistical and Plasma Physics. On the other hand, the main
optical spectroscopy diagnostics used to characterize experimentally such plasmas
are presented and justified from the point of view of the Atomic and Molecular
Physics.

Low temperature plasmas (LTP) are partially ionized gases with a broad
use in many technological applications such as microelectronics, light sources,
lasers, biology and medicine. LTPs lead to the production of atomic and
molecular excited states, chemically reactive radicals, and activated surface
sites, which are in the origin, among others, of the deposition of thin films,
advanced nanotechnology products, solar cells, highly efficient combustion
motors, and treatment of cancer cells.

Zielgruppe

Graduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Amorim, Jayr

Loureiro, Jorge

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Thermodynamik Plasmaphysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Mikroskopie, Spektroskopie
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Thermodynamik Tieftemperaturphysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I Electron Kinetics.- Chapter 1 Fundamentals of
Electrical Discharges.- Chapter 2 Kinetic Description of a Plasma.- Chapter 3
Boltzmann Equation in Velocity Space.- Chapter 4 Boltzmann Equation with
Time-Varying Fields.- Chapter 5 Electron, Transport, Ionization and
Attachment.- Chapter 6 Presence of Space Charge Fields.- Part II Plasma
Spectroscopy.- Chapter 7 Classification of Equilibria in Plasmas.- Chapter 8
Emission Spectroscopy.- Chapter 9 Absorption Spectroscopy.- Chapter 10 Laser
Spectroscopy.- Chapter 11 Applications of Low-Temperature Plasmas.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. JORGE M. A. H. LOUREIRO received his PhD in Physics from the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Lisbon, Portugal. He is currently Associate professor at IST, since 1994, where he accumulates 26 years of teaching experience on the following graduate and undergraduate courses: Electromagnetism and Optics; Classical Electrodynamics; Plasma Physics; Gas Discharges; Atomic and Molecular Physics of Plasmas.

Dr. Jayr de Amorim Filho received his Bachelor in Electronic Engineering from the Engineering College, São José dos Campos, Brazil (1987), and went on to receive his MSc from the Aeronautics Technology Institute (ITA), in 1989, and a PhD in Physics from Université Paris XI, Orsay, France (1994), where he spent an additional year conducting his postdoctoral research. He is now full professor at ITA, São José dos Campos, Brazil. His current research focus on Plasma Physics, Electric Discharges, and RF and microwave applied to biomass processing.