Spatial Electron Relaxation: Comparison of Monte Carlo and Boltzmann Equation Results

Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 103-116

  Sigeneger, F ^a   Dyatko, N A ^b   Winkler, R ^a  

^a Inst Niedertemp Plasmaphys G   (Germany)

^b TROITSK INSTITUTE FOR INNOVATION AND FUSION RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Electron velocity distribution function; Monte Carlo simulation; Spatial relaxation; Spatially inhomogeneous Boltzmann equation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRONS; IONIZATION; KINETIC THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RELAXATION PROCESSES;

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; ELECTRON VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL RELAXATION;

PLASMAS;

EID: 0037287445     PISSN: 02724324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022420920041     Document Type: Article

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