| Preface | 6 |
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| Contents | 8 |
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| 1 Introduction | 12 |
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| Part I Processes in Gas Discharge Plasma | 21 |
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| 2 Properties of Gas Discharge Plasma | 22 |
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| 2.1 Equilibria and Distributions of Particles in Gases and Plasmas | 22 |
| 2.2 Basic Plasma Parameters | 26 |
| 2.3 Transport Coefficients | 28 |
| 2.4 Ionization Equilibrium in Gas Discharge Plasma | 29 |
| 2.5 Thermoemission of Electrons from the Cathode | 32 |
| 2.6 Parameters of Helium and Argon Atoms and Ions | 34 |
| 3 Elementary Processes in Gas Discharge Plasma | 39 |
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| 3.1 Elastic Collisions of Classical Atomic Particles | 39 |
| 3.2 Elastic Electron-Atom Scattering in Slow Collisions | 42 |
| 3.3 Inelastic Electron Collisions with Atoms | 48 |
| 3.4 Resonant Atom Transitions in Collisions with Electrons | 51 |
| 3.5 Transitions Between Neighboring Atom States in Collisions With Electrons | 55 |
| 3.6 Atom Ionization by Electron Impact | 58 |
| 3.7 Recombination of Electrons and Ions in Plasma | 66 |
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