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Ionic recombination in a weakly ionized gas

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An expansion of the recombination constant α in terms of multiple collisions is specified according to the conditions of models for the ion-pair stabilization process (absorbing sphere, critical energy barrier). The effect of the ambient gas on α is discussed in relation to the single collision concept of Thomson and the objections against it. For the critical energy model it is shown that in the low-density limit the α-expansion reduces to contributions from transitions between bound ion-pair states and reproduces the well-known linear dependence of α on the gas density. The convergency of this α-series is demonstrated for a simple assumption as to the ion-neutral interaction and an upper bound of the recombination constant is estimated. The relation between this approach and the transitional quasi-equilibrium theory is discussed.

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  • Naumann, W., 1988. "Ionic recombination in a weakly ionized gas," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 150(3), pages 642-658.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:phsmap:v:150:y:1988:i:3:p:642-658
    DOI: 10.1016/0378-4371(88)90261-0
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