Discrepancy in Energy Transfer between Medium Energy Noble‐Gas Ions and Neutral Atoms Bombarding Metal Surfaces

1963 ◽  
Vol 34 (9) ◽  
pp. 2810-2812 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Mahadevan ◽  
J. K. Layton ◽  
A. R. Comeaux ◽  
D. B. Medved
Keyword(s):  
Energy Transfer ◽  
Metal Surfaces ◽  
Noble Gas ◽  
Medium Energy ◽  
Neutral Atoms

scholarly journals Dynamics of Alfvén waves in partially ionized astrophysical plasmas

2009 ◽  
Vol 76 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 305-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
DASTGEER SHAIKH
Keyword(s):  
Energy Transfer ◽  
Fluid Model ◽  
Propagation Speed ◽  
Neutral Atoms ◽  
Astrophysical Plasmas ◽  
Exchange Processes ◽  
Consistent Model ◽  
Self Consistent ◽  
Partially Ionized ◽  
Energy Equations

AbstractWe develop a two dimensional, self-consistent, compressible fluid model to study evolution of Alfvenic modes in partially ionized astrophysical and space plasmas. The partially ionized plasma consists mainly of electrons, ions and significant neutral atoms. The nonlinear interactions amongst these species take place predominantly through direct collision or charge exchange processes. Our model uniquely describe the interaction processes between two distinctly evolving fluids. In our model, the electrons and ions are described by a single-fluid compressible magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) model and are coupled self-consistently to the neutral fluid via compressible hydrodynamic equations. Both plasma and neutral fluids are treated with different energy equations that adequately enable us to monitor non-adiabatic and thermal energy exchange processes between these two distinct fluids. Based on our self-consistent model, we find that the propagation speed of Alfvenic modes in space and astrophysical plasma is slowed down because these waves are damped predominantly due to direct collisions with the neutral atoms. Consequently, energy transfer takes place between plasma and neutral fluids. We describe the mode coupling processes that lead to the energy transfer between the plasma and neutral and corresponding spectral features.

scholarly journals Nonclassical behavior of energy transfer from molecules to metal surfaces: Biacetyl(3nπ*)/Ag(111)

1985 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
pp. 541-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. P. Alivisatos ◽  
D. H. Waldeck ◽  
C. B. Harris
Keyword(s):  
Energy Transfer ◽  
Metal Surfaces

C60 excited state energy transfer to metal surfaces across distances below 3 nm

1997 ◽  
Vol 377-379 ◽  
pp. 1056-1060 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaus Kuhnke ◽  
René Becker ◽  
Klaus Kern
Keyword(s):  
Energy Transfer ◽  
Excited State ◽  
Metal Surfaces ◽  
State Energy ◽  
Excited State Energy
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