A BENCHMARK MODEL FOR ANALYSIS OF ELECTRON-TRANSPORT IN NONCONSERVATIVE GASES

In support of studies to determine cross sections in ionizing gases us ing swarm techniques, we have developed a set of statistically accurat e transport parameters for a non-conservative model gas using Monte Ca rlo simulation. Study of this model highlights the effects of non-cons ervative collisions on electron transport in the absence of concerns o ver the validity of any particular 'real' gas model and provides a ben chmark model system that can be utilized in both Monte Carlo and Boltz mann studies of gaseous electronics. A method of analysis is presented which allows Monte Carlo simulation to separate the exact reactive an d flux components of the measurable transport coefficient. The results of the simulation are compared with a multi-term Boltzmann analysis.