The reflection of metastable particles at a surface
| Autor: | I M Stewart |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
| Předmět: |
Surface (mathematics)
Diffusion equation Number density Acoustics and Ultrasonics Chemistry Thermodynamics Condensed Matter Physics Surfaces Coatings and Films Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials Reflection (mathematics) Metastability Particle Boundary value problem Diffusion (business) Atomic physics |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 27:1487-1491 |
| ISSN: | 1361-6463 0022-3727 |
| Popis: | At low pressures, diffusion plays an important role in determining the number density n(r) of metastable particles created in an electrical discharge. The appropriate surface boundary condition for solving the metastable diffusion equation is known to be of the form n(r) varies as s. Del n, where s. is the unit vector normal to the surface. In this paper a new expression for proportionality constant is derived using the arguments of gas kinetics. This expression is used to estimate the reflectivities of a variety of types of metastable particle. |
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