The lisbon kinetics boltzmann solver

A Tejero-del-Caz, V Guerra, D Gonçalves… - Plasma Sources …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The LisbOn KInetics Boltzmann (LoKI-B) is an open-source simulation tool
(https://github. com/IST-Lisbon/LoKI) that solves a time and space independent form of the …

[HTML][HTML] Boltzmann's equation at 150: Traditional and modern solution techniques for charged particles in neutral gases

GJ Boyle, PW Stokes, RE Robson… - The Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Seminal gas discharge experiments of the late 19th and early 20th centuries laid the
foundations of modern physics, and the influence of this “golden era” continues to resonate …

Foundations of plasma standards

LL Alves, MM Becker, J van Dijk, T Gans… - Plasma Sources …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The field of low-temperature plasmas (LTPs) excels by virtue of its broad intellectual
diversity, interdisciplinarity and range of applications. This great diversity also challenges …

Generation and optimization of cross-sections for electron-C4F7N collisions

M Flynn, J Agan, A Neuber… - Journal of Physics D …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
A complete and consistent set of electron-neutral collision cross-sections for the novel
insulating gas C 4 F 7 N is reported. The set is composed of a combination of cross-sections …

On the quasi-stationary approach to solve the electron Boltzmann equation in pulsed plasmas

A Tejero-del-Caz, V Guerra, N Pinhão… - Plasma Sources …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
This work analyzes the temporal evolution of the electron kinetics in dry-air plasmas (80% N
2: 20% O 2), excited by electric-field pulses with typical rise-times of 10− 9 and 10− 6 s …

Historical development of electron swarm physics based on the Boltzmann equation towards in-depth understanding of a low-temperature collisional plasma

T Makabe, H Sugawara - Plasma Sources Science and …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Theoretical study of the electron kinetics (ie the velocity distribution and the transport
parameter) in gases is generally conducted using the electron Boltzmann equation. The …

Electron inertial effects in the rarefied regime of a direct-current (DC) breakdown

AR Mansour, L Vialetto, Y Yamashita… - … Sources Science and …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
A multi-fluid moment model, a drift-diffusion (DD) model, and a particle-in-cell/Monte Carlo
collision (PIC-MCC) model are compared to investigate direct-current breakdown …

A multi-term Boltzmann equation toolset for low temperature plasmas

M Flynn, A Neuber, J Stephens - 2021 IEEE Pulsed Power …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Low temperature plasma (LTP) models, such as fluid and global models, frequently rely on
Boltzmann equation (BE) solvers for the fast calculation of rate and transport coefficients …

An efficient solution of the multi-term multi-harmonic electron Boltzmann equation for use in global models

JE Lynch, TR Sippel, S Subramaniam - Computer Physics Communications, 2024 - Elsevier
Solving the electron Boltzmann equation is an essential but costly step in simulating low-
temperature plasma kinetics. This work addresses the problem by introducing a solution of …

Two-term Boltzmann approximation versus Monte-Carlo simulation: effect of magnetic field

D Tereshonok, T Chernyshev, AG Abramov… - Physica …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper, we investigate the spatial-local electron energy distribution function (eEDF)
interacting with a background gas at the sub-atmospheric pressure in a wide range of …