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Ion heating due to ionization and recombination

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 April 2008

R. G. Evans
R. G. Evans*
Affiliation:
Plasma Physics Group, Physics Department, Imperial College, London United Kingdom and CLF Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, United Kingdom
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Address correspondence and reprint request to Roger G. Evans, Plasma Physics Group, Physics Department, Imperial College, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2AZ. E-mail: r.g.evans@physics.org
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Abstract

The charge on plasma ions may fluctuate due to random ionization and recombination processes. The resulting motion has a time dependent Hamiltonian and in simple cases, the ions steadily gain energy. Quantitative rates are estimated for some cases involving high Z plasmas.

Keywords

FluctuationsIon heatingIonization
Type
Research Article
Information
Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , March 2008 , pp. 37 - 40
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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