Electronic Resource
[S.l.]
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American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Journal of Applied Physics
79 (1996), S. 2902-2908
ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
The behavior of electron swarms in gases in time-varying ramp electric fields is investigated using a Monte Carlo simulation. In particular, we consider the case of swarms in chlorine gas. Swarm parameters as a function of instantaneous E/N(E is the electric field and N is the gas number density) for different dE/dt are determined. At higher dE/dt, all the parameters as a function of E/N are shifted to larger E/N when compared to the steady-state case. The drift velocity curve develops a peak which shifts to higher E/N and increases in magnitude as dE/dt is increased. Next, we pay attention to the definition of the swarm parameters, where the parameters derived from kinetic theory and by analogy to experiment are compared. For the high dE/dt cases, differences in the swarm parameters at the same E/N values are caused by the inertia of the electrons and their transient beam-like high drift velocity, while discrepancies due to the difference between the definitions in the kinetic theory and in the analogy to experiment appear significantly. © 1996 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.361286
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