N J Mason 2009 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 42 194003 doi:10.1088/0022-3727/42/19/194003
N J Mason
Show affiliationsPlasma based technologies are one of the largest commercial industries in the world today. To understand the behaviour and properties of such chemically active plasma detailed quantitative information is required for the most important collisional and radiative processes taking place, both in the gas phase and on the surfaces, requiring an enormously detailed database. In this brief review I examine the current status of the current database and identify the most important data needs in future plasma research.
89.20.Bb Industrial and technological research and development
82.33.Xj Plasma reactions (including flowing afterglow and electric discharges)
52.20.Hv Atomic, molecular, ion, and heavy-particle collisions
Issue 19 (7 October 2009)
Received 15 July 2009, in final form 26 July 2009
Published 18 September 2009
N J Mason 2009 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 42 194003
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