Development of electron avalanches parallel and perpendicular to the electric field-a Boltzmann equation analysis
- 21 February 1978
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
- Vol. 11 (3), L43-L47
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/11/3/004
Abstract
An exact Boltzmann equation method for analysing the electron swarm motion parallel and perpendicular to the electric field is proposed and a solution for the distribution function given. Preliminary numerical results for argon are presented. The transverse diffusion coefficient and the continuity equation are discussed.Keywords
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