Guided-Wave-Produced Plasmas [Paperback]

Guided-Wave-Produced Plasmas provides an up-to-date report on the physics of plasmas produced by the high-frequency electromagnetic fields of guided waves. The modelling of discharges generated by travelling surface waves is presented using a unified approach based on modern aspects of nonlinear plasma theory. Diagnostic methods needed for research and the main experimental results on plasma behaviour are covered in detail. The methods and ideas presented are liekly to lead to a wide variety of applications in plasma technology.Guided-Wave-Produced Plasmas provides an up-to-date report of the physics of plasmas produced by the high-frequency electromagnetic fields of guided waves. The modelling of discharges generated by travelling surface waves is presented using a unified approach based on modern aspects of nonlinear plasma theory. Diagnostic methods needed for research and the main experimental results on plasma behaviour are covered in detail. The methods and ideas presented in this book possess great potential for a wide variety of applications in plasma technology.1. Introduction.- 1.1 The Structure of the Book.- 2. Basic Relations.- 2.1 Basic Laws of Plasma Electrodynamics.- 2.2 Basic Equations for Modelling Gas Discharges.- 2.2.1 Kinetic-Model Equations.- 2.2.2 Fluid-Model Equation.- 3. Surface-Wave Propagation in Homogeneous Plasmas.- 3.1 Remarks on Classification.- 3.2 Single Plane Interface.- 3.2.1 Case of Weak Collisions (w ? v).- 3.2.2 Case of Strong Collisions (v ? w).- 3.2.3 Semi-Bounded Plasmas Overlain by a Dielectric or a Plasma.- 3.2.4 Influence of the Thermal Motion of the Electrons.- 3.3 Plasma Slabs and Plasma Columns.- 3.3.1 Plasma Slabs: Planar Waveguides.- 3.3.2 Plasma Columns: Cylindrical Waveguides.- 4. Surface-Wave Propagation in Inhomogeneous Plasmas.- 4.1 Main Aspects Treated in this Chapter.- 4.2 Inhomogeneity in the Transverse Direction.- 4.2.1 Wave-Field Equations for Plane Geometry.- 4.2.2 Influence of Thermal Elel“.