High-latitude plasma transport - The polar wind
Plasma transport models of polar ionosphere, discussing physical processes involved and effects on electron concentration, ion composition and speeds
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Engineering topics
Banks, P. M.
Publications and source records attributed to Banks, P. M..
Accidentally resonant charge exchange and ion momentum transfer.
Ion momentum transfer through charge exchange in mixture of ion gases and parent neutral gases under thermal nonequilibrium, noting role of Boltzmann equation
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The thermal structure of the ionosphere.
Ionosphere temperature profiles, discussing heating and cooling of electron gas and ion gases and thermal balance
Banks, P. M.↗
The polar wind and its implications.
Low energy plasma escape flow from polar region /polar wind/, examining H, He and O ions participation in expansion
Banks, P. M.↗
The polar wind.
Polar wind, describing upward plasma expansion of topside polar ionosphere and acceleration of positive H and He ions
Banks, P. M.↗
He sub 2 super plus in the topside ionosphere.
He ion identification problems in topside ionosphere, suggesting confirmation by N ion current modulation curves and rocket measurements of ion scale heights
Banks, P. M.↗
Charge exchange and ion diffusion for thermal nonequilibrium conditions.
Ion-neutral atmosphere diffusion coefficient for resonance charge exchange obtained for thermal nonequilibrium conditions, discussing effect on F 2 region structure
Banks, P. M.↗
Hydrogen ion velocity distributions in the ionosphere.
Hydrogen ion velocity distributions applied to ionospheric measurements
Banks, P. M.↗
Ion velocity distributions in a partially ionized plasma.
Steady state ion velocity distribution functions for partially ionized gas not in thermal equilibrium, noting small distortion
Banks, P. M.↗
The Temperature Coupling of Ions in the Ionosphere
Temperature coupling investigated of oxygen, helium, and hydrogen ions in ionosphere by theoretical analysis
CHARGED PARTICLE↗
Thermal Conduction and Ion Temperatures in the Ionosphere
Ion energy balance equation analyzed in study of thermal conduction and ion temperatures in ionosphere
ENERGY EQUATION↗
Charged Particle Temperatures and Electron Thermal Conductivity in the Upper Atmosphere Scientic Report No. 276
Charged particle temperatures and electron thermal conductivity in upper atmosphere
UPPER ATMOSPHERE↗
Charged particle temperatures and electron thermal conductivity in the upper atmosphere Scientific report no. 276
Charged particle temperatures and electron thermal conductivity in upper atmosphere
THERMAL CONDUCTOR↗
Collision frequencies and energy transfer-ions Scientific report no. 272
Ion energy transfer, collision frequencies, and resonance charge exchange of neutral gases for studying thermal behavior of ions
ENERGY TRANSFER↗
Collision Frequencies and Energy Transfer- Electrons
Elastic collisions and energy transfer between gases with separate Maxwellian velocity distributions
ENERGY TRANSFER↗