Molecular Processes in Plasmas: Collisions of Charged Particles with Molecules (Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics)

A variety of plasmas include molecules rather than only ions or atoms. Examples are ionospheres of the Earth and other planets, stellar atmospheres, gaseous discharges for use in various devices and processes, and fusion plasmas in the edge region. This book describes the role of molecules in those plasmas by showing elementary collision processes involving those molecules.