Monte Carlo analysis of ionization effects on spatiotemporal electron swarm development

The explicit impact of ionization dynamics on the non-hydrodynamic spatiotemporal development of electron swarms in gases under the influence of an electric field is considered using a Monte Carlo simulation technique. The existence and decay of spatially periodic structures in the electron energy d...

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Published inThe European physical journal. D, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics Vol. 68; no. 6
Main Authors Dujko, Saša, Raspopović, Zoran M., White, Ronald D., Makabe, Toshiaki, Petrović, Zoran Lj
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.06.2014
EDP Sciences
Subjects
Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Theory
Atomic
Exact sciences and technology
Ionization of plasmas
Molecular
Monte carlo methods
Optical and Plasma Physics
Physical Chemistry
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Physics of gases, plasmas and electric discharges
Physics of plasmas and electric discharges
Plasma properties
Plasma simulation
Quantum Information Technology
Quantum Physics
Regular Article
Spectroscopy/Spectrometry
Spintronics
Topical issue: Electron and Positron Induced Processes
Electron Energy Distribution Function
Inelastic Collision
Energy Space
Glow Discharge
Ionization Model
Electron swarms
Energy distribution functions
Energy distribution
Digital simulation
Theoretical study
Hydrodynamics
Steady state
Transients
Monte Carlo methods
Ionization
Distribution function
Electron density
Gallium selenides
Comparative study
Distribution functions
Periodic structures
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Summary:The explicit impact of ionization dynamics on the non-hydrodynamic spatiotemporal development of electron swarms in gases under the influence of an electric field is considered using a Monte Carlo simulation technique. The existence and decay of spatially periodic structures in the electron energy distribution function and electron density profiles are observed. The sensitivity of the transient and steady-state phases of the development of the electron energy distribution function to post-ionization energy partitioning is studied by comparison of three ionization energy partitioning regimes for the ionization model of Lucas and Saelee.
ISSN:1434-6060
1434-6079
DOI:10.1140/epjd/e2014-50088-4