(III)welding arc The positive and negative charged particles (positive ions, negative ions, electrons) in space meet and combine under certain conditionsNeutral particleThe process of is called recombination.
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Positive ions in gas are the same asfree electronOr negative ion collisionNeutral atomOr molecular processes.The former is called electron ion recombination, or electron recombination for short;The latter is called ion ion recombination, or ion recombination for short.
Composite isionizationIt is an important process to reduce the number of charged particles in the gas.The number of charged particles per unit time and per unit volume that disappear due to recombination and the density of positive, negative ions or electrons after ionization in gas stopsn+, n - is proportional,
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usuallyn+=N -=n, so
Composite coefficient
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Scale factor
αIs called composite coefficient,dimensionL3T-1, which is a macro parameter characterizing the recombination process.usually
The electron recombination coefficient and ion recombination coefficient are represented by α e and α i respectively.The recombination probability is closely dependent on the relative velocity of positive and negative charged particles.Anionicrelative velocitySmall, they have enough time to approach, and the chance of recombination is usually much greater than that of electrons and ions, so α i is much greater than α e,Order of magnitude10-6, 10-8~10-10 respectively.
Electron ion recombination
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Release of composite energy, ifphotonThis recombination process is calledRadiation recombination;If transferred to a third party (otheratom, molecule or electron), it is called three body recombination.When there is a third party, three body recombination is more likely than radiation recombination.Therefore, at low pressureThe discharge tubeIn the case of high pressure, recombination usually occurs more on the pipe wall, and more occurs inside the gas volume.In addition, when molecules and ions recombine with electrons, recombination energy may also make moleculesdissociation, called dissociative recombination.
Ion ion recombination
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Interionicrelative velocityIt is closely related to air pressure.stayLow atmospheric pressureLower, IonMean free pathIt is very long and has high relative speed. Even if it meets, it may not be able to recombine.However, British physicistsJ. J. ThomsonIt is proposed that if the neutral point is the same as the nearby neutral pointMolecular collision, their relative velocity will become slower and close to the thermal velocity, and the ionic electric field will allow them to have enough time to close, and recombination can occur.Derived from this,αI is inversely proportional to the average free path of ions, and therefore increases with the increase of air pressure.stayHigh barometric pressureThe positive and negative ions can only meet after multiple collisions, the relative velocity is lower than the thermal velocity, and its value is determined by themobilityDecision, soαI is proportional to the mobility, so it decreases with the increase of air pressure. This is a French physicistP. LangevinResults obtained.Both theories have been proved by experiments,αThe maximum value of i occurs at about 1 atmosphere.The energy released when two slow ions recombine is almost equal to the total energy absorbed when forming positive and negative ions, that is, equal toionization energySubtract the electron affinity potential of negative ions, which may be transferred tophoton(Radiation recombination), or transferred to a third party (three body recombination), which may also becomeNeutral atomExcitation energy orkinetic energyHowever, it is unlikely to become kinetic energy.
Research process
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Study the composite process for understandingthe ionosphereUnderstand the formation and nature of the sunCorona, the sun's outer atmosphere, andHigh temperature plasmaThe act of waiting is of great significance.