Article | REF: D2810 V1

Thermal plasmas: fundamental aspects

Author: Pierre FAUCHAIS

Publication date: August 10, 2005

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1. Particles in plasma

1.1 Definition

Gas plasmas are a mixture of electrons, ions and neutral particles. Since electrons have a much lower mass than other particles :

m H /m e = 1,836

with :

m H
 : 
mass of a hydrogen atom (lightest atom)
m e
 : 
electron mass,

ions and neutrals are called heavy particles....

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