Thermal ionization: Difference between revisions

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Thermal ionization
DRAFT DEFINITION
The ionization of a neutral species through contact with a high temperature surface.
Considered between 2004 and 2006 but not included in the 2006 PAC submission
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This occurs where an atom or molecule interacts with a heated surface or is in a gaseous environment at high temperature. (Examples include a capillary arc plasma, a microwave plasma and an inductively coupled plasma.)

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-This occurs where an atom or molecule interacts with a heated surface or is in a gaseous environment at high temperature. (Examples include a [[Capillary Arc Plasma|capillary arc plasma]], a [[Microwave Plasma|microwave plasma]] and an [[Inductively Coupled Plasma|inductively coupled plasma]].)
+The ionization of a neutral species through contact with a high temperature surface.
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