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Title: Analysis of weblike network structures of directed graphs for chemical reactions in methane plasmas

Abstract

Chemical reactions of molecular gases like methane are so complicated that a chart of decomposed and/or synthesized species originating from molecules in plasma resembles a weblike network in which we write down species and reactions among them. Here we consider properties of the network structures of chemical reactions in methane plasmas. In the network, atoms/molecules/radical species are assumed to form nodes and chemical reactions correspond to directed edges in the terminology of graph theory. Investigation of the centrality index reveals importance of CH{sub 3} in the global chemical reaction, and difference of an index for each radical species between cases with and without electrons clarifies that the electrons are at an influential position to tighten the network structure.

Authors:
; ;  [1];  [2]
  1. Department of Electronic Systems Engineering, The University of Shiga Prefecture, 2500 Hassaka-cho, Hikone-City, Shiga 522-8533 (Japan)
  2. Osaka Electro-Communication University, 18-8 Hatsucho, Neyagawa-shi, Osaka 572-8530 (Japan)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22492141
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
AIP Advances
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 5; Journal Issue: 10; Other Information: (c) 2015 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 2158-3226
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; ATOMS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DIAGRAMS; ELECTRONS; GASES; GRAPH THEORY; INDEXES; METHANE; MOLECULES; PLASMA; RADICALS

Citation Formats

Sakai, Osamu, Nobuto, Kyosuke, Miyagi, Shigeyuki, and Tachibana, Kunihide. Analysis of weblike network structures of directed graphs for chemical reactions in methane plasmas. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4935059.
Sakai, Osamu, Nobuto, Kyosuke, Miyagi, Shigeyuki, & Tachibana, Kunihide. Analysis of weblike network structures of directed graphs for chemical reactions in methane plasmas. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4935059
Sakai, Osamu, Nobuto, Kyosuke, Miyagi, Shigeyuki, and Tachibana, Kunihide. 2015. "Analysis of weblike network structures of directed graphs for chemical reactions in methane plasmas". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4935059.
@article{osti_22492141,
title = {Analysis of weblike network structures of directed graphs for chemical reactions in methane plasmas},
author = {Sakai, Osamu and Nobuto, Kyosuke and Miyagi, Shigeyuki and Tachibana, Kunihide},
abstractNote = {Chemical reactions of molecular gases like methane are so complicated that a chart of decomposed and/or synthesized species originating from molecules in plasma resembles a weblike network in which we write down species and reactions among them. Here we consider properties of the network structures of chemical reactions in methane plasmas. In the network, atoms/molecules/radical species are assumed to form nodes and chemical reactions correspond to directed edges in the terminology of graph theory. Investigation of the centrality index reveals importance of CH{sub 3} in the global chemical reaction, and difference of an index for each radical species between cases with and without electrons clarifies that the electrons are at an influential position to tighten the network structure.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4935059},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22492141}, journal = {AIP Advances},
issn = {2158-3226},
number = 10,
volume = 5,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}