Book Review:Brownian Agents and Active Particles. F. Schweitzer,Springer, Berlin, 2003

Journal of Statistical Physics -     

Untersuchung der Prozesse in der aktiven Zone der Hohlkatodenbogenentladung. II. Die Bilanzgleichungen,Ergebnisse

In [1] we studied the electron distribution function and the processes of excitation and ionization inside the cathode of hollow cathode arc discharge. In this paper we solve the equations of energy and particle balances using the results of [1]. Adding the minimum principle of energy it is possible to calculate the concentration and the temperature of electrons, the cathode drop, the temperature of the cathode wall and the current density in the active zone. Some of calculated values will be compared with experimental ones. We found satisfactory agreement.