Interaction of Electrons with Atoms and Molecules in Ionized Environments

Dear Colleagues,

Over the last decades, low-temperature plasma science and technology have attracted the attention of many research groups due to a plethora of applications ranging from material development (semi-conductor and photovoltaic industries), to waste treatment, to air pollution control (atmospheric depollution), and to astrophysical environments (interstellar medium), and from nuclear fusion reactors to biomedical applications or recently to food processing. These applications and advances are supported by significant efforts in understanding the mechanisms governing the plasma sources, especially those involving collisions between electrons, atoms, and molecules. Articles in this Special Issue provide insight into the current theoretical approaches employed to describe electron-induced reactivity in atomic and/or molecular systems. Examples of calculations of cross-sections and related rate coefficients will be highlighted with a focus on their potential use in plasma science.

In this Special Issue, papers from both communities of data basis and plasma are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the theoretical calculations of cross-sections for various processes such as vibrational excitations, rotational excitations, electronic excitations, dissociative recombination, electronic attachment, and so on, highlighting their potential use in plasma-based applications.

Dr. Mehdi Ayouz
Prof. Dr. Viatcheslav KOKOOULINE
Guest Editors

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