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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 :
with :
- m H :
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mass of a hydrogen atom (lightest atom)
- m e :
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electron mass,
ions and neutrals are called heavy particles....
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