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Argon plasma transport properties at low pressures (0.01 atm) are calculated using a modified Debve length suggested by T. Kihara et al. Electrons and heavy species are treated as two different gases, and the method of calculation is based on the simplified theory (or transport properties developed by R. S. Devoto. A generalized Saha equation is used to calculate the species composition, and experimental data by Y. Itikawa for momentum transfer cross sections are adapted for the evaluation of electron-atom collision cross sections.
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Paik, S., Pfender, E. Argon plasma transport properties at reduced pressures. Plasma Chem Plasma Process 10, 291–304 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01447132
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