Partially Ionized Plasmas in Astrophysics
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
2018-03-28 v2
Abstract
Partially ionized plasmas are found across the Universe in many different astrophysical environments. They constitute an essential ingredient of the solar atmosphere, molecular clouds, planetary ionospheres and protoplanetary disks, among other environments, and display a richness of physical effects which are not present in fully ionized plasmas. This review provides an overview of the physics of partially ionized plasmas, including recent advances in different astrophysical areas in which partial ionization plays a fundamental role. We outline outstanding observational and theoretical questions and discuss possible directions for future progress.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1707.07975,
title = {Partially Ionized Plasmas in Astrophysics},
author = {Jose Luis Ballester and Igor Alexeev and Manuel Collados and Turlough Downes and Robert F. Pfaff and Holly Gilbert and Maxim Khodachenko and Elena Khomenko and Ildar F. Shaikhislamov and Roberto Soler and Enrique Vazquez-Semadeni and Teimuraz Zaqarashvili},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1707.07975},
year = {2018}
}
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163 pages, submitted to Space Science Reviews