This paper describes the verification and validation (V&V) framework developed for the
stochastic Particle-in-Cell, Direct Simulation Monte Carlo code Aleph. An ideal framework for …

This paper reviews the key features of the'open'photoelectric discharge (FED) used for the
high-efficiency generation of electron beams (EBs) in medium-pressure gases and for …

Metal vapor vacuum arcs (VAs) are widely used in various fields of industry, such as circuit
breakers, ion sources, electrical thrusters, and deposition systems. VAs usually originate …

In this paper, an approach for 3D plasma structure diagnostics using tomographic optical
emission spectroscopy (Tomo-OES) of a nanosecond pulsed atmospheric pressure plasma …

This article characterises the effects of cathode photoemission leading to electrical
discharges in an argon gas. We perform breakdown experiments under pulsed laser …

Atmospheric-pressure microdischarges excited by nanosecond high-voltage pulses are
investigated in helium-nitrogen mixtures by first-principles particle-based simulations, which …

Plasma-neutral interactions, including reactive kinetics, are often either studied in 0D using
ODE-based descriptions, or in multi-dimensional fluid or particle-based plasma codes. The …

Two basic challenges limiting the simulation capabilities of the streamer discharge
community are the efficient resolution of Poisson's equation and the proper treatment of …

A fully resolved kinetic model (particle-in-cell and direct simulation Monte Carlo for
particle/photon collisions) of a near atmospheric pressure ionization wave is presented here …

Helium is frequently used as a working medium for the generation of plasmas and is
capable of energetic photon emissions. These energetic photon emissions are often …