Transport Properties of Ions in Gases

Download or read book Transport Properties of Ions in Gases written by Edward A. Mason and published by Wiley-VCH. This book was released on 1988-08-09 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents thorough coverage of the transport properties of ions in gases. Starts from first principles, making this book useful to those new to the field as well as to experts. Describes the motions of ions in gases in electric fields, methods for measuring mobilities and diffusion coefficients, and pitfalls in measuring these quantities. Provides a detailed development of the theory of transport processes in the context of the kinetic theory of gases. Includes relevant experimental techniques and an index to experimental data.