The Sena effect relates to the transport of atomic ions in a parent gas, when this transport results from the resonant charge exchange process involving ions and atoms. The physics of this process and its role in a gas discharge plasma are analyzed briefly.

PACS: 34.70.+e, 52.20.−j, 52.25.Fi (all) DOI: 10.1070/PU2008v051n03ABEH006542 URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2008/3/e/ 000257460000005 2-s2.0-47249129528 2008PhyU...51..291S Citation: Smirnov B M "The Sena effect" Phys. Usp. 51 291–293 (2008) BibTexBibNote ® (generic)BibNote ® (RIS)MedlineRefWorks Оригинал: Смирнов Б М «Эффект Сена» УФН 178 309–311 (2008); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0178.200803e.0309