Introduction to molecular beams gas dynamics / Giovanni Sanna, Giuseppe Tomassetti

Author: Sanna, Giovanni, 1877-1950
Published: London : Imperial College Press, [2005]
Hackensack, NJ : Distributed by World Scientific
Copyright Date: ©2005
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 383 pages) : illustrations
Additional Creators: Tomassetti, Giuseppe

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Contents

Gas properties -- The non-equilibrium equations and the relaxation of the internal degrees of freedom -- The fundamental equations of gas dynamics -- Isoentropic flow. Characteristic lines -- The method of characteristics -- The shock waves -- The flow in nozzles and jets -- The supersonic free jet -- Application of the Boltzmann equation to a jet of monatomic gas -- Characterization of a particle source and extraction of the molecular beam -- The condensation in a supersonic free jet -- Some different topics -- Appendixes.

Summary

Introduction to Molecular Beams Gas Dynamics is devoted to the theory and phenomenology of supersonic molecular beams. The book describes the main physical idea and mathematical methods of the gas dynamics of molecular beams, while the detailed derivation of results and equations is accompanied by an explanation of their physical meaning. Many of the applications of supersonic molecular beams are discussed, including their application to molecular spectroscopy, and the study of surface phonons by monoatomic and monokinetic beams, and the study of intermolecular potentials and the onset of condensation. The phenomenology of supersonic beams can appear complex to those not experienced in supersonic gas dynamics and, as a result, the few existing reviews on the topic generally assume a limited level of knowledge. The book begins with a quantitative description of the fundamental laws of gas dynamics and goes on to explain such phenomena. It analyzes the evolution of the gas jet from the continuum to the regime of almost free collisions between molecules, and includes numerous figures, illustrations, tables and references.

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1860947409 (electronic bk.)
9781860947407 (electronic bk.)
9781860945564
1860945562
1281867012
9781281867018

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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