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Title: Validity of Saha's equation of thermal ionization for negatively charged spherical particles in complex plasmas in thermal equilibrium

Abstract

The authors have discussed the validity of Saha's equation for the charging of negatively charged spherical particles in a complex plasma in thermal equilibrium, even when the tunneling of the electrons, through the potential energy barrier surrounding the particle is considered. It is seen that the validity requires the probability of tunneling of an electron through the potential energy barrier surrounding the particle to be independent of the direction (inside to outside and vice versa) or in other words the Born's approximation should be valid.

Authors:
;  [1]
  1. DST Project, Department of Education Building, Lucknow University, Lucknow 226 007 (India)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
21537674
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physics of Plasmas
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 18; Journal Issue: 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3578347; (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; IONIZATION; PLASMA; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SAHA EQUATION; THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM; TUNNEL EFFECT; ENERGY; EQUATIONS; EQUILIBRIUM

Citation Formats

Sodha, M S, and Mishra, S K. Validity of Saha's equation of thermal ionization for negatively charged spherical particles in complex plasmas in thermal equilibrium. United States: N. p., 2011. Web. doi:10.1063/1.3578347.
Sodha, M S, & Mishra, S K. Validity of Saha's equation of thermal ionization for negatively charged spherical particles in complex plasmas in thermal equilibrium. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3578347
Sodha, M S, and Mishra, S K. 2011. "Validity of Saha's equation of thermal ionization for negatively charged spherical particles in complex plasmas in thermal equilibrium". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3578347.
@article{osti_21537674,
title = {Validity of Saha's equation of thermal ionization for negatively charged spherical particles in complex plasmas in thermal equilibrium},
author = {Sodha, M S and Mishra, S K},
abstractNote = {The authors have discussed the validity of Saha's equation for the charging of negatively charged spherical particles in a complex plasma in thermal equilibrium, even when the tunneling of the electrons, through the potential energy barrier surrounding the particle is considered. It is seen that the validity requires the probability of tunneling of an electron through the potential energy barrier surrounding the particle to be independent of the direction (inside to outside and vice versa) or in other words the Born's approximation should be valid.},
doi = {10.1063/1.3578347},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21537674}, journal = {Physics of Plasmas},
issn = {1070-664X},
number = 4,
volume = 18,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2011},
month = {Fri Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2011}
}