BOLTZMANN-EQUATION ANALYSIS OF ELECTRON SWARM PARAMETERS IN MERCURY-VAPOR AT HIGH VALUES OF E N/

Authors
LIU JF RAJU GRG
Citation
Jf. Liu et Grg. Raju, BOLTZMANN-EQUATION ANALYSIS OF ELECTRON SWARM PARAMETERS IN MERCURY-VAPOR AT HIGH VALUES OF E N/, Canadian journal of physics, 71(11-12), 1993, pp. 571-573
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Canadian journal of physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00084204
Volume
71
Issue
11-12
Year of publication
1993
Pages
571 - 573
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-4204(1993)71:11-12<571:BAOESP>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The electron swarm parameters in mercury vapour are studied for high v alues of E/N from 300 to 1400 Td (1 Td = 10(-17) V cm2) by a rigorous Boltzmann-equation analysis. Three kinds of electron swarm parameters defined according to the time of flight (TOF), the pulsed Townsend, (P T) and the steady state Townsend (SST), conditions are calculated. The results for TOF agree very well with those obtained in a Monte-Carlo simulation.