Numerous applications have required the study of CO 2 plasmas since the 1960s, from CO 2
lasers to spacecraft heat shields. However, in recent years, intense research activities on the …

In this review, we detail the commonality of mathematical intuitions that underlie three
numerical methods used for the quantitative description of electron swarms propagating in a …

This study focuses on the role of CO2 and CO electronically excited states in the kinetics of
CO2 cold non-equilibrium plasma discharges by means of a state-to-state OD kinetic model …

The regimes of CO 2 discharges are considered in which conversion of CO 2 molecules
proceeds mainly due to dissociation by electron impact. The efficiency of this process is …

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 …

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 …

Benchmark calculations are reported for anisotropic scattering in Boltzmann equation
solvers and Monte Carlo collisional models of electron swarms in gases. The work focuses …

Thermalization of electron and gas temperature in CO2 microwave plasma is unveiled with
the first Thomson scattering measurements. The results contradict the prevalent picture of an …

In this paper, we show and discuss a set of cross sections for electron collisions with
dimethyl ether (DME, C2H6O) obtained by the standard swarm analysis of experimental …

The role of anisotropic scattering in rotational collisions of electrons with CO molecules is
investigated numerically with Monte Carlo (MC) simulations and with calculations using the …