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Ionization processes in a helium and argon gas discharge plasma are analyzed for single and stepwise ionization in electron-atom collisions. The rates of ionization processes and the equilibrium reduced electric field strength as a function of the atom number density are determined for helium and argon plasmas.
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Smirnov, B.M. (2015). Ionization in Helium and Argon Gas Discharge Plasma. In: Theory of Gas Discharge Plasma. Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics, vol 84. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11065-3_11
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