Preface |
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Symbols, Constants and Electronic Symbols |
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1 | (14) |
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1 | (3) |
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4 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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1.2.3 Technological Plasmas |
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5 | (1) |
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5 | (6) |
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1.3.1 Simple Ballistic and Statistical Models |
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5 | (1) |
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1.3.2 Statistical Behaviour |
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6 | (2) |
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1.3.3 Collisions Between Particles |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (1) |
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1.3.5 Boundaries and Sheaths |
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10 | (1) |
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1.3.6 Degree of Ionization |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (1) |
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1.5 The Defining Characteristics of a Plasma |
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11 | (4) |
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13 | (1) |
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13 | (2) |
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2 Elastic and Inelastic Collision Processes in Weakly Ionized Gases |
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15 | (14) |
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15 | (1) |
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15 | (6) |
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2.2.1 Electrical Conductivity |
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17 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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2.2.4 Collision Frequency |
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18 | (1) |
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2.2.5 Collision Cross-section |
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19 | (2) |
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2.3 Inelastic Collision Processes |
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21 | (8) |
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22 | (1) |
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2.3.1.1 Metastable Processes |
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22 | (1) |
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2.3.2 Ionization and Recombination Processes |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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2.3.2.3 Negative Ionization |
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24 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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2.3.2.5 Metastable Ionization |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (3) |
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3 The Interaction of Electromagnetic Fields with Plasmas |
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29 | (16) |
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29 | (1) |
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3.2 The Behaviour of Plasmas at DC and Low Frequencies in the Near Field |
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29 | (8) |
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3.2.1 Charged Particles in Electromagnetic Fields |
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31 | (1) |
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3.2.1.1 Behaviour of a Charged Particle in an Oscillating Electric Field |
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32 | (2) |
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34 | (1) |
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35 | (2) |
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3.3 Behaviour of Charged Particles in Magnetic Fields (Magnetized Plasmas) |
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37 | (4) |
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3.4 Initiation of an Electrical Discharge or Plasma |
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41 | (1) |
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3.5 Similarity Conditions |
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41 | (4) |
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43 | (1) |
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43 | (2) |
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45 | (32) |
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45 | (1) |
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45 | (17) |
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49 | (2) |
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4.2.1.1 Emission Processes |
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51 | (5) |
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4.2.2 The Cathode Fall Region |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (1) |
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4.2.4 The Discharge Column |
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57 | (2) |
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4.2.5 Interaction of Magnetic Fields with a Discharge or Plasma |
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59 | (3) |
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62 | (15) |
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62 | (2) |
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4.3.2 Capacitive Coupling |
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64 | (1) |
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4.3.3 Propagation of an Electromagnetic Wave |
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65 | (3) |
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4.3.4 The Helical Resonator |
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68 | (1) |
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4.3.5 Microwave Waveguides |
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69 | (1) |
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4.3.6 Electron Cyclotron Resonance |
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70 | (4) |
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4.3.7 The Helicon Plasma Source |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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75 | (2) |
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5 Applications of Nonequilibrium Cold Low-pressure Discharges and Plasmas |
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77 | (26) |
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77 | (1) |
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5.2 Plasma Processes Used in Electronics Fabrication |
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77 | (11) |
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5.2.1 The Glow Discharge Diode |
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80 | (3) |
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83 | (1) |
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5.2.3 Inductively Coupled Plasmas |
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84 | (1) |
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5.2.4 Electron Cyclotron Resonance Reactor |
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85 | (1) |
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5.2.5 The Helical Reactor |
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86 | (1) |
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5.2.6 The Helicon Reactor |
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87 | (1) |
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5.3 Low-pressure Electric Discharge and Plasma Lamps |
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88 | (3) |
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5.3.1 The Low-pressure Mercury Vapour Lamp |
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88 | (3) |
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5.3.2 Cold Cathode Low-pressure Lamps |
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91 | (1) |
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5.3.3 Electrodeless Low-pressure Discharge Lamps |
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91 | (1) |
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91 | (3) |
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5.5 Free Electron and Ion Beams |
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94 | (5) |
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5.5.1 Electron and Ion Beam Evaporation |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (2) |
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5.5.3 High-power Electron Beams |
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97 | (2) |
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5.6 Glow Discharge Surface Treatment |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (3) |
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101 | (1) |
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101 | (2) |
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6 Nonequilibrium Atmospheric Pressure Discharges and Plasmas |
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103 | (20) |
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103 | (1) |
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6.2 Atmospheric Pressure Discharges |
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103 | (7) |
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105 | (3) |
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6.2.2 Corona Discharges on Conductors |
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108 | (2) |
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6.3 Electrostatic Charging Processes |
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110 | (4) |
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6.3.1 Electrostatic Precipitators |
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110 | (3) |
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6.3.2 Electrostatic Deposition |
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113 | (1) |
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6.4 Dielectric Barrier Discharges |
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114 | (2) |
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6.5 Plasma Display Panels |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (2) |
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6.7 Surface Treatment Using Barrier Discharges |
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118 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (3) |
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121 | (2) |
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7 Plasmas in Charge and Thermal Equilibrium; Arc Processes |
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123 | (32) |
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123 | (1) |
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124 | (7) |
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7.2.1 Metal Inert Gas Welding |
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126 | (1) |
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7.2.2 Tungsten Inert Gas Welding |
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127 | (2) |
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7.2.3 Submerged Arc Welding |
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129 | (1) |
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129 | (2) |
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131 | (7) |
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7.3.1 The Three-phase AC Arc Furnace |
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131 | (3) |
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134 | (1) |
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7.3.3 Electric Arc Smelting |
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135 | (1) |
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7.3.4 Plasma Melting Furnaces |
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136 | (1) |
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7.3.5 Vacuum Arc Furnaces |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (3) |
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7.4.1 Inductively Coupled Arc Discharges |
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139 | (2) |
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7.5 High-pressure Discharge Lamps |
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141 | (3) |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (4) |
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7.7.1 Vacuum Circuit Breakers and Contactors |
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147 | (2) |
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7.8 Magnetoplasmadynamic Power Generation |
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149 | (1) |
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7.9 Generation of Electricity by Nuclear Fusion |
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149 | (1) |
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150 | (5) |
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150 | (2) |
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152 | (3) |
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155 | (18) |
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155 | (1) |
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8.2 Neutral Particle Density Measurement |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (3) |
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156 | (2) |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (3) |
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8.4.1 Optical Emission Spectroscopy |
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159 | (2) |
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8.4.2 Absorption Spectroscopy |
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161 | (1) |
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8.4.3 Scattering Measurements |
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161 | (1) |
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162 | (2) |
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8.5.1 Microwave Interferometer |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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8.7 Electrical Measurements |
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165 | (8) |
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8.7.1 Electrical Instrumentation |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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8.7.3 Electrical Measurements Using Probes |
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168 | (2) |
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8.7.4 Current Measurement |
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170 | (2) |
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172 | (1) |
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9 Matching, Resonance and Stability |
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173 | (14) |
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173 | (1) |
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9.2 The Plasma Characteristic |
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173 | (3) |
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176 | (3) |
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9.3.1 Reactive Stabilization |
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176 | (3) |
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179 | (1) |
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9.5 Interaction between the Plasma and Power Supply Time Constants |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (2) |
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182 | (1) |
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9.8 Parasitic Inductance and Capacitance |
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183 | (4) |
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185 | (2) |
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187 | (20) |
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187 | (1) |
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10.2 Transformers and Inductors |
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187 | (4) |
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191 | (2) |
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10.4 Semiconductor Power Supplies |
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193 | (6) |
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10.4.1 The Inverter Circuit |
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193 | (2) |
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10.4.2 Semiconductor Switches |
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195 | (1) |
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195 | (1) |
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10.4.4 The Inverter Circuit |
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196 | (1) |
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10.4.5 Converter Circuits |
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197 | (1) |
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10.4.6 Inverter Frequencies |
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198 | (1) |
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10.4.7 High-Frequency Inverter |
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198 | (1) |
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10.5 Electronic Valve Oscillators |
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199 | (1) |
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10.6 Microwave Power Supplies |
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199 | (1) |
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10.7 Pulsed Power Supplies |
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200 | (1) |
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10.8 Ignition Power Supplies |
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201 | (4) |
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10.9 Electromagnetic Interference |
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205 | (2) |
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206 | (1) |
Further Reading |
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207 | (2) |
Index |
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