Plasma Reactors and Plasma Thrusters Modeling by Ar Complete Global Models

Table 5

Inelastic processes involving Ar II species.

No.	Process	Description
1	Ar^+(GL) + e ^− → Ar^++(GL) + 2 e ^−	Ar^+ ionization
2	Ar^+(GL) + e ^−↔ Ar^+(4s, m) + e ^−	(De-)Excitation Ar II GL↔4s(m)
3	Ar^+(GL) + e ^−↔ Ar^+(4s, t) + e ^−	(De-)Excitation Ar II GL↔4s(t)
4	Ar^+(GL) + e ^− → Ar^+(3d) + e ^−	Excitation Ar II GL→3d
5	Ar^+(GL) + e ^− → Ar^+(4p) + e ^−	Excitation Ar II GL→4p
6	Ar^+(GL) + e ^− → Ar^+(4d) + e ^−	Excitation Ar II GL→4d
7	Ar^+(4s, t) → Ar^+(GL) + hν	Spontaneous emission from Ar II 4s(t)
8	Ar^+(4s, m) → Ar^+(GL) + hν	Spontaneous emission from Ar II 4s(m)
9	Ar^+ + wall → Ar (GL)	Recombination on the wall, see text