Collisional-radiative volume recombination and ionization coefficients for He⁺-He²⁺-e plasmas

Abstract

Coefficients have been calculated for collisional-radiative recombination of doubly ionized helium atoms with electrons and collisional-radiative ionization of singly into doubly ionized helium atoms due to electronic collisions and radiative absorption. Up to one hundred coupled equations have been solved which corresponds to a level system in which levels up to principal quantum number one hundred have been taken into account. The numerical results are presented in form of curves for a large number of parameters corresponding to very different experimental situations. Comparison of our values with those experimentally determined by Mosburg and by Gippiuset al. is made.