The Sun as a Guide to Stellar Physics
The Sun as a Guide to Stellar Physics

Author: Oddbjørn Engvold

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2018-11-15

Total Pages: 524

ISBN-13: 0128143355

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The Sun as a Guide to Stellar Physics illustrates the significance of the Sun in understanding stars through anexamination of the discoveries and insights gained from solar physics research. Ranging from theories to modelingand from numerical simulations to instrumentation and data processing, the book provides an overview of whatwe currently understand and how the Sun can be a model for gaining further knowledge about stellar physics.Providing both updates on recent developments in solar physics and applications to stellar physics, this bookstrengthens the solar–stellar connection and summarizes what we know about the Sun for the stellar, space, andgeophysics communities. - Applies observations, theoretical understanding, modeling capabilities and physical processes first revealed by the sun to the study of stellar physics - Illustrates how studies of Proxima Solaris have led to progress in space science, stellar physics and related fields - Uses characteristics of solar phenomena as a guide for understanding the physics of stars

Introduction to the Kinetics of Glow Discharges
Introduction to the Kinetics of Glow Discharges

Author: Chengxun Yuan

Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers

Published: 2018-08-20

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 1643270605

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Electric glow discharges (glows) can be found almost everywhere, from atmospheric electricity to modern plasma technologies, and have long been the object of research. The main purpose of this book is to provide simple illustrations of the basic physical mechanisms and principles that determine the properties of electric glow discharges. It should enable readers to successfully participate in scientific and technical progress.

Pulsed Discharge Plasmas
Pulsed Discharge Plasmas

Author: Tao Shao

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-07-14

Total Pages: 1028

ISBN-13: 9819911419

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This book highlights the latest progress in pulsed discharge plasmas presented by front-line researchers worldwide. The science and technology surrounding pulsed discharge plasmas is advanced through a wide scope of interdisciplinary studies into pulsed power and plasma physics. Pulsed discharge plasmas with high-power density, high E/N and high-energy electrons can effectively generate highly reactive plasma. Related applications have gathered strong interests in various fields. With contributions from global scientists, the book elaborates on the theories, numerical simulations, diagnostic methods, discharge characteristics and application technologies of pulsed discharge plasmas. The book is divided into three parts with a total of 35 chapters, including 11 chapters on pulsed discharge generation and mechanism, 12 chapters on pulsed discharge characterization and 12 chapters on pulsed discharge applications (wastewater treatments, biomedicine, surface modification, and energy conversion, etc). The book is a must-have reference for researchers and engineers in related fields and graduate students interested in the subject.

Electron Kinetics and Applications of Glow Discharges
Electron Kinetics and Applications of Glow Discharges

Author: Uwe Kortshagen

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2006-04-11

Total Pages: 553

ISBN-13: 0306470764

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This book resulted from the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on “Electron Kinetics and Applications of Glow Discharges,” held in St. Petersburg, Russia, on May 19-23, 1997. Glow discharges have found widespread applications in many technological processes from the manufacture of semiconductors, to recent developments in na- technology, to the traditional fields of gas lasers, and discharge lamps. Consequently, the interest in the physics of glow discharges has experienced yet another resurgence of interest. While the non-equilibrium character of glow discharges is widely accepted, the opinion still prevails that the main features can be captured by fluid models, and that kinetic treatments are only required for the understanding of subtle details. The erroneousness of this belief is demonstrated by the failure of fluid models to describe many basic features of glow discharges such as, for instance, electrode phenomena, striations, and collisionless heating effects. An adequate description of glow discharges thus has to be of kinetic nature.

Cold Plasma in Food and Agriculture
Cold Plasma in Food and Agriculture

Author: NN Misra

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2016-07-15

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13: 012801489X

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Cold Plasma in Food and Agriculture: Fundamentals and Applications is an essential reference offering a broad perspective on a new, exciting, and growing field for the food industry. Written for researchers, industry personnel, and students interested in nonthermal food technology, this reference will lay the groundwork of plasma physics, chemistry, and technology, and their biological applications. Food scientists and food engineers interested in understanding the theory and application of nonthermal plasma for food will find this book valuable because it provides a roadmap for future developments in this emerging field. This reference is also useful for biologists, chemists, and physicists who wish to understand the fundamentals of plasma physics, chemistry, and technology and their biological interactions through applying novel plasma sources to food and other sensitive biomaterials. - Examines the topic of cold plasma technology for food applications - Demonstrates state-of-the-art developments in plasma technology and potential solutions to improve food safety and quality - Presents a solid introduction for readers on the topics of plasma physics and chemistry that are required to understand biological applications for foods - Serves as a roadmap for future developments for food scientists, food engineers, and biologists, chemists, and physicists working in this emerging field