Saha ionisation equation

Layer 1 — Physicsin the Plasma Physics subtree

Thermal-equilibrium ratio of successive ionisation states in a plasma: n_{i+1} n_e / n_i = (2π m_e k_B T/h²)^{3/2} · 2 g_{i+1}/g_i · e^{−χ_i/k_B T}.

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