Title :
Inequality conditions for critical velocity ionization space experiments
Author :
Lai, Shu T. ; Murad, Edmond
Author_Institution :
Philips Lab./WSSI, Hanscom AFB, MA, USA
fDate :
12/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A compilation is given of various parametric conditions for the critical ionization velocity (CIV) process to occur in the ionosphere. The most important and salient aspects of CIV are discussed, including beam velocity, Townsend´s criterion, magnetic-field strength, beam width, pitch angle, mixture of species, metastable states, and mass loading
Keywords :
atmospheric ionisation; ionosphere; plasma; plasma collision processes; plasma production; plasma-beam interactions; Townsend´s criterion; beam velocity; beam width; collision processes; critical ionization velocity; inequality conditions; ionosphere; magnetic-field strength; mass loading; metastable states; mixture of species; parametric conditions; pitch angle; plasma production; Atomic measurements; Clouds; Electrons; Ionization; Ionosphere; Laboratories; Magnetic fields; Particle beams; Plasmas; Space shuttles;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
