Recombination of ions in plasma at 50-300 K

Abstract

A B S T R A C T Title: Recombination of Ions in Plasma at 50 − 300 K Author: Peter Rubovič Supervisor: Prof. RNDr. Juraj Glosík, DrSc. Abstract: Main part of this doctoral thesis lies in a study of recom- bination of atomic and molecular ions in low temperature plasmatic environment with emphasis on effect of third bodies. Stationary After- glow equipped with Cavity Ring Down Spectrometer and Cryogenic Flowing Afterglow with Langmuir Probe II were used to obtain recom- bination rate coefficients. Electron assisted collisional radiative recom- bination of Ar+ ion was studied in the temperature range of 50−100 K and helium assisted collisional radiative recombination was observed too. Both H+ 3 and its isotopologue D+ 3 were studies in flowing after- glow and spectroscopically in stationary afterglow as well. Binary re- combination rate coefficients and ternary recombination rate coeffi- cients for helium assisted ternary recombination were determined in the temperature range of 50 − 250 K. These coefficients were deter- mined also for pure ortho- and para- nuclear spin configurations of H+ 3 in the temperature range of 80 − 200 K. Keywords: dissociative recombination, collisional radiative recombi- nation, H+ 3 , D+ 3 , Ar+ vii