Journal Article10.1109/27.106800
Particle-in-cell charged-particle simulations, plus Monte Carlo collisions with neutral atoms, PIC-MCC
1.3K
TL;DR: In this paper, particle-in-cell (PIC) combined with Monte Carlo collision (MCC) calculations are used for simulation of partially ionized gases, with many of the features met in low-temperature collision plasmas.
read more
Abstract: Many-particle charged-particle plasma simulations using spatial meshes for the electromagnetic field solutions, particle-in-cell (PIC) merged with Monte Carlo collision (MCC) calculations, are coming into wide use for application to partially ionized gases. The author emphasizes the development of PIC computer experiments since the 1950s starting with one-dimensional (1-D) charged-sheet models, the addition of the mesh, and fast direct Poisson equation solvers for 2-D and 3-D. Details are provided for adding the collisions between the charged particles and neutral atoms. The result is many-particle simulations with many of the features met in low-temperature collision plasmas; for example, with applications to plasma-assisted materials processing, but also related to warmer plasmas at the edges of magnetized fusion plasmas. >
read more
Chat with Paper
AI Agents for this Paper
Find similar papers on Google Scholar, PubMed and Arxiv
Write a critical review of this paper
Analyze citations of this paper to find unaddressed research gaps
Citations
Modeling of breakdown behavior in radio-frequency argon discharges with improved secondary emission model
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the dependence of the breakdown voltage on the gas pressure and on the frequency in radiofrequency argon discharges, using a one-dimensional particle-in-cell/Monte Carlo code with three velocity components with a new secondary emission model.
58
Material dependent modeling of secondary electron emission coefficients and its effects on PIC/MCC simulation results of capacitive RF plasmas
Manaswi Daksha,Manaswi Daksha,A. Derzsi,A. Derzsi,Z Mujahid,D. Schulenberg,Birk Berger,Birk Berger,Zoltan Donko,Julian Schulze,Julian Schulze +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a robust, ab initio model for accurately predicting the ion-induced secondary electron emission coefficient (γ) for metal surfaces with a wide range of surface conditions and for a variety of ion species was proposed.
54
Experimental and computational investigations of electron dynamics in micro atmospheric pressure radio-frequency plasma jets operated in He/N2 mixtures
Lena Bischoff,Gerrit Hübner,I. Korolov,Zoltan Donko,Peter Hartmann,Timo Gans,J Held,V Schulz-von der Gathen,Yue Liu,Thomas Mussenbrock,Julian Schulze,Julian Schulze +11 more
TL;DR: In this article, the electron power absorption dynamics in radio frequency driven micro atmospheric pressure capacitive plasma jets are studied based on experimental phase resolved optical emission spectroscopy and the computational particle in cell simulations with Monte Carlo treatment of collisions.
54
Particulate dynamics at the plasma-sheath boundary in DC glow discharges
Dan Winske,Michael E. Jones +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the forces on and resulting dynamics of particulate contaminants near the plasma-sheath boundary in a one-dimensional, steady-state glow discharge are examined, including the effects of nonneutrality and particulate spacing on the charge state.
53
Control of electron dynamics, radical and metastable species generation in atmospheric pressure RF plasma jets by Voltage Waveform Tailoring
I. Korolov,Zoltan Donko,Gerrit Hübner,Lena Bischoff,Peter Hartmann,Timo Gans,Yue Liu,Thomas Mussenbrock,Julian Schulze,Julian Schulze +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a voltage waveform tailoring approach is proposed for the control of the dynamics of energetic electrons, the electron energy distribution function in distinct spatio-temporal regions of interest, and the generation of atomic nitrogen as well as helium metastables.
53
References
•Book
Computer simulation using particles
R W Hockney,J W Eastwood +1 more
- 01 Jan 1966
TL;DR: In this paper, a simulation program for particle-mesh force calculation is presented, based on a one-dimensional plasma model and a collisionless particle model, which is used to simulate collisionless particle models.
Computer Simulation Using Particles
R W Hockney,J W Eastwood +1 more
- 01 Jan 1981
TL;DR: Computer experiments using particle models A one-dimensional plasma model The simulation program Time integration schemes The particle-mesh force calculation The solution of field equations Collisionless particle models Particle-particles/particle/particles algorithms Plasma simulation Semiconductor device simulation Astrophysics
5.7K
Plasma physics via computer simulation
Charles K. Birdsall,Allan Bruce Langdon +1 more
- 01 Jan 1991
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the theoretical effects of the spatial grid, energy-conserving simulation models, multipole models, and Kinetic theory for fluctuations and noise collisions.
5.1K
Particle simulation of plasmas
TL;DR: For plasma with a large number of degrees of freedom, particle simulation using high-speed computers can offer insights and information that supplement those gained by traditional experimental and theoretical approaches.
891
Related Papers (5)
Charles K. Birdsall,Allan Bruce Langdon +1 more
- 01 Jan 1991
R W Hockney,J W Eastwood +1 more
- 01 Jan 1966
Michael A. Lieberman,Allan J. Lichtenberg +1 more
- 28 Oct 1994