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A phenomenological approach for the transport properties of air plasmas

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The transport coefficients of Earth atmosphere in equilibrium, in wide temperature and pressure ranges, have been calculated using collision integrals derived in a phenomenological approach, accounting also for resonant processes contributions. This approach could be a valuable tool in the calculation of complete data sets for complex mixtures, including interactions hardly handled in the accurate multi-potential methods. A systematic comparison with transport coefficients obtained using an old data set, widely used in literature, has been carried out to estimate the reliability of the proposed approach in evaluating transport cross sections.

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  1. Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Fisica dell’Ambiente, Università della Basilicata, Via dell’Ateneo Lucano, 10, 85100, Potenza, Italy

    A. D’Angola & A. Bonomo

  2. CNR-IMIP Bari, Via Amendola 122/D, 70126, Bari, Italy

    G. Colonna, D. Bruno, A. Laricchiuta & M. Capitelli

  3. Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Bari, Via Orabona, 4, 70126, Bari, Italy

    M. Capitelli

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D’Angola, A., Colonna, G., Bonomo, A. et al. A phenomenological approach for the transport properties of air plasmas. Eur. Phys. J. D 66, 205 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2012-30147-8

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