Gas Discharge Physics

Yuri P. Raizer9780387194622, 0-387-19462-2, 3540194622

Both a textbook for beginners and a handbook for specialists in plasma physics and gaseous electronics. Gas discharges of all important types are discussed: breakdown, glow, arc, spark and corona, radio frequency, microwave and optical. The interaction between plasma electrons and electrostatic and electromagnetic fields, low temperature plasma generation, and applications to high power gas lasers are treated in detail.