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Zustandsgleichung und Ionisationsgleichgewicht des Wasserstoffplasmas
Author(s) -
Ebeling W.,
Kelbg G.,
Sändig R.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
beiträge aus der plasmaphysik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1521-3986
pISSN - 0005-8025
DOI - 10.1002/ctpp.19700100608
Subject(s) - ionization , plasma , generalization , hydrogen , atomic physics , physics , quantum , statistical physics , quantum mechanics , mathematics , ion , mathematical analysis
A recently developed quantum‐statistical theory of low‐density plasmas is extended and applied to hydrogen plasmas in thermal equilibrium. The theory is shown to be a generalization of the formulae by Abé, DeWitt, Vedenov and Larkin. Numerical and graphical representations of various characteristic plasma parameters, the equation of state, the degree of ionization and the lowering of the ionization energy are given. In the last part of the paper the formation of hydrogen molecules is semi‐quantitatively taken into account.