CONTACT EQUILIBRIUM OF PLASMA SYSTEMS UNDER DIFFERENT ISOLATION CONDITIONS

Abstract

A BSTRACT : In this work, the influence of interactions between multi-comp-onent plasma systems on their equilibrium compositions is studied. Equilibrium densities of atoms, ions and free electrons in these systems are determined by integration of distribution functions over the space of momentum and summation over electronic energy levels. These functions correspond to the maximum entropy for the combination of systems under different conditions of their interaction. Special attention is given to monatomic plasma mixtures under following situations: 1) the systems may exchange only energy; 2) the systems may exchange energy and electrons; 3) the systems may exchange energy, electrons and some chemical elements.