MONTE-CARLO AND BOLTZMANN CALCULATIONS OF THE TIME-DEPENDENT VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRONS IN AN ELECTRIC-FIELD IN A GAS

被引:6
作者
BRAGLIA, GL [1 ]
WILHELM, J [1 ]
WINKLER, R [1 ]
机构
[1] INST NONTHERMAL PLASMA PHYS,GREIFSWALD,GERMANY
来源
NUOVO CIMENTO DELLA SOCIETA ITALIANA DI FISICA D-CONDENSED MATTER ATOMIC MOLECULAR AND CHEMICAL PHYSICS FLUIDS PLASMAS BIOPHYSICS | 1994年 / 16卷 / 04期
关键词
Electrical phenomena in gases;
D O I
10.1007/BF02451649
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Comparisons have been made between Boltzmann and rigorous Monte Carlo calculations of the time-dependent velocity distribution function of electrons in a d.c. electric field in a gas to assess the limits of conventional approximations.
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页码:411 / 415
页数:5
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