Experimental determination of the electron-avalanche and the electron-ion recombination coefficient

Ernst, G.J. and Boer, A.G. (1980) Experimental determination of the electron-avalanche and the electron-ion recombination coefficient. Optics Communications, 34 (2). pp. 235-239. ISSN 0030-4018

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Abstract:	The electron-ion recombination coefficient γ and the avalanche coefficient δ = (α − a) · vd, where α and a are the ionizat ion and attachment coefficients respectively and vd the drift velocity of the electrons, have been experimentally determined in a self-sustained CO2-laser system (1:1:3 mixture) as a function of the E/N value. For low voltages we found the expected decrease of the recombination coefficient for increasing E/N values. However, it appears that for larger voltage the recombination coefficient increases sharply for increasing E/N values. The measurements of δ show a much smaller value than expected from theoretical calculations. This must be explained by a lower value of the electron-energy distribution function for higher energies, which may be consistent with our measured high recombination probability for electrons having high energy.
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Copyright:	© 1980 Elsevier Science
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/68693
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0030-4018(80)90023-1
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