Numerous applications have required the study of CO 2 plasmas since the 1960s, from CO 2
lasers to spacecraft heat shields. However, in recent years, intense research activities on the …

For researchers wishing to generate an understanding of complex plasma systems, global
models often present an attractive first step, mainly due to their ease of development and …

Some aspects of the numerical modelling of diamond deposition plasmas generated using
microwave cavity systems are discussed. The paper mainly focuses on those models that …

The modeling of atmospheric gas, interacting with the space vehicles in re-entry conditions
in planetary exploration missions, requires a large set of scattering data for all those …

State-to-state approaches are used to shed light on (a) thermodynamic and transport
properties of LTE plasmas,(b) atomic and molecular plasmas for aerospace applications and …

This topical review gathers the last updates concerning caesium-free negative ion sources
presented during the 63 rd Course of the International school of Quantum Electronics of the …

As the most abundant molecule in the universe, collisions involving H2 have important
implications in astrochemistry. Collisions between hydrogen molecules also represent a …

Electron energy distribution functions have been calculated by a self-consistent model which
couples the electron Boltzmann equation with vibrationally and electronically excited state …

We present here our recent results on the development and testing of the first mirrors for the
divertor Thomson scattering diagnostics in ITER. The Thomson scattering system is based …

5 Electron Collisions with Molecules Page 1 5 Electron Collisions with Molecules 5.1 Collision
Processes When an electron collides with a molecule, the following processes take place …