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D.A. Erwin and J.A. Kunc, "Dissociation and Ionization of Methane Molecule by Non-relativistic Electorons, Including the Near Threshold Region," Journal of Applied Physics, in print.

J. A. Kunc, "Probabilities for Low-Energy, Small-Angle Scattering in Collisions of Neutral Particles," Physical Review A74, 0442715 (2006)

D. A. Erwin and J. A. Kunc, "Electron-Impact Dissociation of the Methane Molecule into Neutral Fragments," Physical Review A72, 052719 (2005)

M. Gruntman, R. F. Brodsky, D. A. Erwin and J. A. Kunc, "Astronautics Degrees for Space Industry," Advances in Space Research 34, 2159-2166, (2004)

D. A. Erwin and J. A. Kunc, "Ionization of Excited Xenon Atoms by Electrons," Physical Review A.70, 022705 ( 2004)

H. K. Cheng, J. A. Kunc and J. R. Edwards, "Sonic Boom Excited Sediment Waves: A Model Study," Canadian Acoustics 31(4), 5, (2003)

D. A. Erwin and J. A. Kunc, "Ionization of Heavy Rare Gas Atoms by Low-Energy Electrons," Journal of Physics B 36, 4605, (2003)

J. A. Kunc, "Rotational Statistics and Thermodynamic Functions of Hydrogen Peroxide," Molecular Physics 101, 413, (2003)

E. I. Dashevskaya, J. A. Kunc, E. E. Nikitin and I. Oref, "Two-Channel Vibrational Relaxation of H2 by He: A Bridge Between the Landau-Teller and Bethe-Wigner Limits," Journal of Chemical Physics 118, 3141 (2003)

J. A. Kunc, "Single versus Double Ionization of Multielectron Atoms by Electrons," Physical Review A 62, 62713 ( 2000)

M. Gryzinski and J.A. Kunc, "Differential Scattering of Electrons from Atoms and Molecules,"  Journal of Physics B 33, 1549 (2000).

J. A. Kunc, "Low-Energy Electron-Atom Scattering in a Field of Model Potentials," Journal of Physics B 32, 607, (1999)

M. Gryzinski and J. A. Kunc, "Double Ionization of Atoms by Electrons," Journal of Physics B 32, 5789 (1999)

F. Gordillo-Vazquez and J. A. Kunc, "Statistical Mechanical Calculations of Thermal Properties of Diatomic Gases," Journal of Applied Physics 84, 4693 (1999)

F. Gordillo-Vazquez and J. A. Kunc, "High-Accuracy Expressions for Rotational-Vibrational Energies of O_2, N_2, NO and CO Molecules," Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer 12, 52 (1998)

J. A. Kunc, "Transport Integrals Omega (l,s)(T) for Binary Collisions of Open-Shell Atoms with Uncertain Interaction Potentials," Physical Review E 58, 4960 (1998)

L. Kaledin, R. Holbrook and J. A. Kunc, "Thermal Composition of DyF-, HoF-, and TmF-based Gases," Journal of Applied Physics 83, 3499 (1998)

F. Gordillo-Vazquez and J. A. Kunc, "Radial Probability Distributions of Atoms in Diatomic Molecules Represented by Rotating Morse and Tietz-Hua Oscillators," Journal of Molecular Structure 425, 263 (1998)

Yu. E. Gorbachev, F. Gordillo-Vazquez and J. A. Kunc, "Diameters of Rotationally and Vibrationally Excited Diatomic Molecules," Physica A 247, 108 (1998)

J. A. Kunc and F. Gordillo-Vazquez, "Rotational-Vibrational Levels of Diatomic Molecules Represented by the Tietz-Hua Rotating Oscillator," Journal of Physical Chemistry 101, 1595 (1997)

J. A. Kunc, "General Relationship Between the Scattering Angle and the Impact Parameter in Collisions Driven by Repulsive Potentials," Journal of Physics D 30, 1334 (1997)

F. Gordillo-Vazquez and J. A. Kunc, "Diagnostics of Plasmas with Substantial Concentrations of Atomic Oxygen - I," Physical Review E 51, 6010,(1995)

F. Gordillo-Vazquez and J. A. Kunc, "Diagnostics of Plasmas with Substantial Concentrations of Atomic Oxygen - II," Physical Review E 52, 561 (1995)

J. A. Kunc, "Impact of Dissociation on Viscosity of Gases," Physics of Plasmas 2, 4355 (1995)

J. A. Kunc, D. Hash and H. Hassan, "The GHS Interaction Model for Strong Attractive Potentials," Physics of Fluids 7, 1173 (1995)

J. A. Kunc, "Ionization of Muonic Atoms by Nonrelativistic Electrons - I," Physical Review A 49, 338 (1994)

R. Holbrook and J. A. Kunc, "Impact of Dissociation and Ionization on Properties of Iodine Vapor," Physics of Plasmas 1, 1075 (1994)

J. A. Kunc, "Analytical Dependence of the Viscosity Cross Sections and Viscosity Coefficients on Parameters of Intermolecular Potentials," Journal of Chemical Physics 99, 4705 (1993)

E. P. Muntz, G. Shiflett, D. A. Erwin and J. A. Kunc, "Transient Energy-Release Pressure Driven Microdevices," Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems 1, 155 (1993)

R. Holbrook, L. Kaledin and J. A. Kunc, "Partition Functions of Rare-Earth Halide Plasmas," Physical Review E 47, 1285 (1993)

J. A. Kunc, "Dissociation Energy of Molecules in Dense Gases," Physical Review A 45, 7851 (1992)

J. A. Kunc and W.-H. Soon, "Maximum Principal Quantum Numbers of the Atomic Hydrogen in the Solar Chromosphere and Photosphere," Astrophysical Journal 396, 364 (1992)

W.-H. Soon and J. A. Kunc, "Kinetics and Continuum Emission of Negative Atomic Ions in Partially Ionized Plasmas," Physical Review A 43, 723 (1991)

S. Kang and J. A. Kunc, "Molecular Diameters in High-Temperature Gases," Journal of Physical Chemistry 95, 6971 (1991)

J. A. Kunc and W.-H. Soon, "Analytical Ionization Cross Sections for Atomic Collisions," Journal of Chemical Physics 95, 5738 (1991)

J. A. Kunc and W.-H. Soon, "Electron Boltzmann Equation in Non-Thermal Plasmas," Physical Review A 43, 4409 (1991)

J. A. Kunc, "Vibration-Translation Exchange in Diatom-Diatom Collisions," Journal of Physics B 24, 3741 (1991)

S. Kang and J. A. Kunc, "Viscosity of High-Temperature Iodine," Physical Review A 44, 3596 (1991)

W.-H. Soon and J. A. Kunc, "Thermal Non-Equilibrium in Partially-Ionized Atomic Oxygen," Physical Review A 41, 825 (1990)

W.-H. Soon and J. A. Kunc, "The Nitrogen Plasma Continuum Emission Associated With N-3P and N-1D Ions," Physical Review A 41, 4531 (1990)

W.-H. Soon and J. A. Kunc, "Radiation of Partially Ionized Atomic Hydrogen," Physics of Fluids B 2, 2833 (1990)

J. A. Kunc, "Central-Force Potentials for Interaction of Rotationally and Vibrationally Excited Molecules," Journal of Physics B 23, 2553 (1990)

J. A. Kunc and W.-H. Soon, "Collisional-Radiative Non-Equilibrium in Partially-Ionized Atomic Nitrogen," Physical Review A 40, 5822 (1989)

C. G. Braun and J. A. Kunc, "Atom-Atom Inelastic Collisions and Three-Body Atomic Recombination in Weakly Ionized Plasmas," Physics of Fluids B 1, 258 (1989)

J. A. Kunc, "Energy Loss of Fast Non-Thermal Electrons in Plasmas," Physical Review A 40, 1507 (1989)

C. G. Braun and J. A. Kunc, "An Analytical Solution of a Collisional-Radiative Model for Non-Equilibrium Argon Plasmas," Physics of Fluids 31, 671 (1988)

D. A. Erwin and J. A. Kunc, "Transport of Low- and Medium-Energy Electron and Ion Beams in Seawater and its Vapors," Physical Review A 38, 4135 (1988)

J. A. Kunc, "Quantum-Classical Electron Distributions in Atoms and Atomic Ions," Journal of Physics B 21, 3619 (1988)

D. A. Erwin and J. A. Kunc, "Electron Temperature and Ionization Degree Dependence of the Electrical Conductivity in Diatomic Gases," Physics of Fluids 30, 919 (1987)

C. G. Braun and J. A. Kunc, "Collisional-Radiative Coefficients in Three-Level Atomic Model in Non-Equilibrium Argon Plasmas," Physics of Fluids 30, 499 (1987)

J. A. Kunc, "Role of Neutral-Neutral Inelastic Collisions in Two-Temperature Non-Equilibrium Plasmas," Physics of Fluids 30, 2255 (1987)

M. Gryzinski and J. A. Kunc, "Collisional Ionization and the Atomic Model," Journal of Physics B 19, 2479 (1986)

D. A. Erwin, J. A. Kunc and M. A. Gundersen, "Determination of Electric Field and Electron Temperature in the Positive Column of a High-Power Hydrogen Thyratron from Non-Intrusive Measurements," Applied Physics Letters 48, 1727 (1986)

D. A. Erwin and J. A. Kunc, "Scalar DC Electrical Conductivity of Partially Ionized Gases," Computer Physics Communications 42, 119 (1986)

D. A. Erwin and J. A. Kunc, "Te- and x-Dependence of Electron Transport Coefficients in Monatomic Gases," Physics of Fluids 28, 3349 (1985)

J. A. Kunc and D. E. Shemansky, "The Potential Curve of the He-Alpha-Quartz Surface Interaction," Surface Science 163, 237 (1985)

J. A. Kunc, "Contribution of Dissociative Processes to Production of Atomic Lines in Hydrogen Plasmas," Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 33, 1 (1985)

S. Guha, C. G. Braun, J. A. Kunc and M. A. Gundersen, "Thyratron Operation Using Helium for High-Power Applications," IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 31, 992 (1984)

S. D. Askew and J. A. Kunc, "Role of Solar Electrons in Ionization of the Interstellar Medium," Planetary and Space Science 32, 779 (1984)

S. Guha, J. A. Kunc and M. A. Gundersen, "Optical Quenching Involving Metastable and Dissociative States in Hydrogen," IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics 20, 504 (1984)

J. A. Kunc, "Stepwise Ionization in Non-Equilibrium, Steady-State Hydrogen Plasma," Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 32, 311 (1984)

J. A. Kunc and M. A. Gundersen, "Modelling of Plasma Devices for Pulsed Power," Applied Physics Letters 45, 31 (1984)

J. A. Kunc and M. A. Gundersen, "H+, H_2+, and H_3+ Ion Densities in a Hydrogen Glow Discharge," Physics of Fluids 27, 2862, 1984

J. A. Kunc, "Conductivity of Ionized Gases in Quasi-Static Electric Fields," Physics of Fluids 27, 2859 (1984)

J. A. Kunc, D. E. Shemansky and M. A. Gundersen, "Fundamental Theory of High-Power Thyratrons III: The Production of Radiation," Lasers and Particle Beams 2, 129 (1984)

J. A. Kunc and M. A. Gundersen, "Fundamental Theory for High-Power Thyratrons II: The Production of Atoms," Lasers and Particle Beams 1, 407, 1983)

J. A. Kunc, S. Guha and M. A. Gundersen, "Fundamental Theory for High-Power Thyratrons I: The Electron Temperature," Lasers and Particle Beams1, 395 (1983)

J. A. Kunc, "Exponential Approximation of the Modified Bessel Function," Applied Optics 22, 382 (1983)

J. A. Kunc, "An Analysis of the Asymmetric Part of Electron-Electron Boltzmann Integral," Journal of Applied Physics 54, 3788-3797 (1983)

J. A. Kunc and M. A. Gundersen, "Scalar Transport Coefficients in Steady-State Thyratron Discharge," Journal of Applied Physics 54, 2761 (1983)

D. A. Erwin and J. A. Kunc, "Rate Coefficients for Some Collisional Processes in High-Current Hydrogen Discharges," IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science PS-11, 266 (1983)

J. A. Kunc, F. Wu and D. L. Judge, "Heating of Interstellar Medium by the Solar Wind," Planetary and Space Science 31, 1157 (1983)

J. A. Kunc and M. A. Gundersen, "Plasma Parameters Characteristic of Hydrogen Thyratrons under Steady-State," IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science PS-10, 315 (1982)

J. A. Kunc, "Efficiency of Electron and Ion-Impact Processes in Electronegative Oxygen," Journal of Mass Spectroscopy and Ion Physics 42, 295 (1982)

J. A. Kunc, "Electron-Impact Ionization Rates for Excited Atoms and Ions," Journal of Mass Spectroscopy and Ion Physics 40, 43 (1981)

J. A. Kunc and D. E. Shemansky, "The Interaction of Helium with Alpha-Quartz," Journal of Chemical Physics 75, 2406 (1981)

J. A. Kunc, "Electron-Capture Cross-Sections for Some Astrophysical Processes," Geophysical Research Letters 8, 177 (1981)

J. A. Kunc, "Survival Probabilities for Interstellar Hydrogen Flowing Into the Interplanetary System from Far Regions of the Heliosphere," Planetary and Space Science 28, 815 (1980)

J. A. Kunc, "Electron Ionization Cross-Sections of the Excited Atoms and Ions," Journal of Physics B 13, 587 (1980)

J. A. Kunc, "B.E.A. Treatment of Collisions Within the Atomic Structures," Journal of Physics B 12, 241 (1979)

J. A. Kunc, "Ionization Cross-Sections and Rate Coefficients in Partially-Ionized Gas," Physics Letters 70A, 12 (1979)

J. A. Kunc and M. Zgorzelski, "Collisional Transition Probabilities for Alkali Metals," Atomic Data and Nuclear Data Tables 19, 1 (1977)

J. A. Kunc and M. Zgorzelski, "Collisional Transition Probabilities for Atomic Hydrogen," Atomic Data and Nuclear Data Tables 15, 543 (1975)

M. Gryzinski, J. A. Kunc and M. Zgorzelski, "Three-Body Analysis of Electron-Hydrogen Atom Collision," Journal of Physics B 6, 2292 (1973)

M. Gryzinski, J. A. Kunc and M. Zgorzelski, "Ionization of Atomic Hydrogen by Electron Impact," Physics Letters 38A, 35 (1972)

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