Swarms of ions and electrons in gases

1. Introduction.- Historical Development and Present State of Swarm Research.- 2. Ion-Transport.- Velocity Distribution Functions of Atomic Ions in Drift Tubes.- Internal-Energy Distribution of Molecular Ions in Drift Tubes.- Determination of Ion-Atom Potentials from Mobility Experiments.- Transverse Ion Diffusion in Gases.- Runaway Mobilities of Ions in Helium.- 3. Ion-Reactions.- Theory of Ion-Molecule Collisions at (1 eV-5 keV)/AMU.- Vibrational Excitation and De-Excitation and Charge-Transfer of Molecular Ions in Drift Tubes.- Kinetic and Internal Energy Effects on lon-Neutral- Reactions.- Cluster Ion Association Reactions: Thermochemistry and Relationship to Kinetics.- Temperature Dependences of Positive-Ion Molecule Reactions.- Reactions of Negative Ions.- 4. Electron Interactions.- Electrons in Dense Gases.- Electrons in Inert Gases.- Studies of Plasma Reaction Processes Using a Flowing-Afterglow/Langmuir Probe Apparatus.