I am trying to determine the electron number density in my plasma by using the Saha Equation for degree of ionization. However I am slightly confused with how to determine the particle density (n = ni + ni+1) to solve for ne. Is there a standard value or...?
I presume as a first approximation I could determine the density of the gas with the ideal gas law and then use this number to approximate the density at my determined temperature. If I do so are there any obvious complications I may be overlooking?
Thanks in advance!!!!
I resolved my issue by rearranging the Boltzman Equation to solve for the neutral particle density and substituting this into the Saha Equation for n. I then rearranged the equation to allow for the use of emission intensities, degeneracy, and Einstein emission coefficient to determine ne.
See "characteristics of a resonant iris microwave induced nirogen plasma" for an explicit formula
its a simple fractal, but not a perturbation. just run a column down Excel with line 1: ni, line 2: ni + 1, line 3: = line 1 + line 2, highlight line two and Control D two or three hundred lines. the last line is a "precise approximation."
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