Smirnov B.M. Cluster Processes in Gases and Plasmas

Wiley, 2010, 433 pages, ISBN: 3527409432This reference on cluster physics in materials science draws upon the author`s unrivalled experience in plasma science. It covers in detail electromagnetic effects, cluster motion and growth, as well as aerosols, providing the knowledge instrumental for an understanding of nanos-tructure formation.The goal of the book is to analyze some properties of clusters ranging in size from tens to billions of atoms and processes involving clusters and cluster structures. Being guided by simple methods for this analysis, we apply mostly analytic theoretical methods and conduct our analysis in the form of individual problems, so that each problem answers a certain question with respect to cluster parameters or cluster processes. These problems may be useful both for students studying the physics of clusters or their applications and for professionals who seek an explanation for a certain cluster question and the method for solving a particular cluster problem. To connect these problems with the contemporary state of cluster physics, some results of original investigations are presented.Cluster Properties and Cluster Processes
Fundamentals of Large Clusters
Models for Large Clusters and Processes with Their Participation
Stability of Charged Metal Clusters
Macroscopic Solid Particles with a Pairwise Interaction of Atoms
Macroscopic Solid Surfaces
Thermodynamics of Large Liquid Clusters in Parent Vapor
Structures of Solid Clusters with Pairwise Atomic Interaction
Clusters of Close-Packed Structures
Icosahedral Cluster Structures
Competition between Cluster Structures
Elementary Processes and Processes in Gases Involving Clusters
Cluster Collision Processes
Attachment of Atoms to Clusters and Cluster Evaporation
Cluster Heat Processes in Gases
Combustion and Catalytic Processes in Gases Involving Clusters
Clusters in External Fields
Electric Properties of Large Clusters
Radiative Processes Involving Small Particles
Resonance Absorption of Metal Clusters
Radiative Processes in the Heat Balance and Relaxation of Clusters
Hot Clusters as Light SourcesCluster Processes in Gases
Cluster Transport in Gases and Diffusion-Limited Association of Clusters
Transport of Large Clusters in Gases
Dynamics of Cluster Motion in Gases
Cluster Motion in Gas Flows
Pairwise Association of Clusters Limited by Motion in a Gas
Charging of Clusters in Ionized Gas
Attachment of Ions to Clusters in Dense Gas
Field of a Charged Cluster in Dense Ionized Gas
Attachment of Ions to Clusters in Rare Gas
Kinetics of Cluster Charging in Ionized Gas
Ionization Equilibrium of Clusters in a Gas
Ionization Equilibrium for Large Metal Clusters
Electron Thermoemission of Metal Clusters
Ionization Equilibrium for Large Dielectric Clusters
Kinetics of Cluster Growth
Cluster Growth Involving Free Atoms
Kinetics of Cluster Coagulation
Cluster Growth During Gas Expansion in a Vacuum
Cluster Growth through Coalescence
Heat Regime of Cluster Growth
Cluster Growth in a Hot Gas with Metal-Containing MoleculesComplex Plasma
Dusty Plasma
Particles in the Positive Column of Glow Discharge
Particles in Traps of Gas Discharge
Structures of Particles in Dusty Plasma
Aerosol Plasma
Growth and Charging of Aerosol Particles in an External Electric Field
Electrical Processes in Aerosol Plasma
Growth of Fractal Structures Involving Solid Clusters
Cluster Plasma
Clusters in a Dense Arc Plasma
Laser Generation of Metal Clusters
Generation of Clusters from a Metal Surface
Generation of Metal Clusters in Magnetron Discharge
Cluster Flow through an Exit Orifice
Instability of Cluster PlasmaAppendices
Mechanical and Electrical Parameters of Particles with Ellipsoidal and Similar Shapes
The Effective Hydrodynamic Radius
Capacity (C)
Polarizability
Conversion Factors of Cluster Physics
Thermodynamic Parameters of Elements