eduPIC: an introductory particle based code for radio-frequency plasma simulation
Particle based simulations are indispensable tools for numerical studies of charged particle
swarms and low-temperature plasma sources. The main advantage of such approaches is …
swarms and low-temperature plasma sources. The main advantage of such approaches is …
Plasma-surface interactions within helicon plasma sources
JI Del Valle, FR Chang Diaz, VH Granados - Frontiers in Physics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Helicon plasma sources do not require electrodes or grids directly immersed in the plasma,
and also present an axial magnetic field confining the plasma discharge. These factors are …
and also present an axial magnetic field confining the plasma discharge. These factors are …
Electrical breakdown in dual-frequency capacitively coupled plasma: a collective simulation
Most plasma sources have to undergo a breakdown process, during which, energy is
injected, and particles are ionized. However, we still know little about this fast evolution …
injected, and particles are ionized. However, we still know little about this fast evolution …
On the importance of excited state species in low pressure capacitively coupled plasma argon discharges
DQ Wen, J Krek, JT Gudmundsson… - Plasma Sources …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
In the past three decades, first principles-based fully kinetic particle-in-cell Monte Carlo
collision (PIC/MCC) simulations have been proven to be an important tool for the …
collision (PIC/MCC) simulations have been proven to be an important tool for the …
The effect of electron induced secondary electrons on the characteristics of low-pressure capacitively coupled radio frequency plasmas
We investigate the effects of secondary electrons (SEs), induced by electrons impinging on
the electrodes, on the characteristics of low-pressure single-frequency capacitively coupled …
the electrodes, on the characteristics of low-pressure single-frequency capacitively coupled …
Electron power absorption dynamics in magnetized capacitively coupled radio frequency oxygen discharges
The influence of a uniform magnetic field parallel to the electrodes on radio frequency
capacitively coupled oxygen discharges driven at 13.56 MHz at a pressure of 100 mTorr is …
capacitively coupled oxygen discharges driven at 13.56 MHz at a pressure of 100 mTorr is …
Gas breakdown in radio-frequency field within MHz range: a review of the state of the art
Low-temperature plasmas (LTPs) driven by 1–100 MHz radio-frequency (MRF) are essential
for many industrial applications, and their breakdown characteristics are different to that of …
for many industrial applications, and their breakdown characteristics are different to that of …
Revisiting the numerical stability/accuracy conditions of explicit PIC/MCC simulations of low-temperature gas discharges
M Vass, P Palla, P Hartmann - Plasma Sources Science and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Particle-in-cell (PIC) with Monte Carlo collisions is a fully kinetic, particle based
numerical simulation method with increasing popularity in the field of low temperature gas …
numerical simulation method with increasing popularity in the field of low temperature gas …
Experimental and computational investigations of electron dynamics in micro atmospheric pressure radio-frequency plasma jets operated in He/N2 mixtures
The electron power absorption dynamics in radio frequency driven micro atmospheric
pressure capacitive plasma jets are studied based on experimental phase resolved optical …
pressure capacitive plasma jets are studied based on experimental phase resolved optical …
2D particle-in-cell simulations of geometrically asymmetric low-pressure capacitive RF plasmas driven by tailored voltage waveforms
The effects of the simultaneous presence of two different types of plasma asymmetry, viz,
geometric and electrical, on low-pressure capacitively coupled argon discharges are studied …
geometric and electrical, on low-pressure capacitively coupled argon discharges are studied …