Monte Carlo Simulation of Electron Swarms in Nitrogen in Uniform E X B Fields

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1990, Pages 819-825

  Govinda Raju, G R ^a   Dincer, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS--MONTE CARLO METHODS; MOLECULES;

BOLTZMANN EQUATION;

NITROGEN;

EID: 0025503091     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.62348     Document Type: Article

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