A Monte Carlo simulation for electron scattering and collision for electron transport in low-temperature plasmas

Abstract

Owing to the lack of equilibrium between electrons and neutral species and ions and the electrons themselves, the electron velocity distribution function in partially ionised plasmas deviates substantially from a Maxwellian value. Electrons are also out of thermal equilibrium with one another and with neutral species and ions. Low-temperature non-equilibrium plasma technology is now widely used. The employment of plasma modelling considerably improves their understanding, progress, or optimisation. To successfully portray plasma characteristics as a function of external influences, electron and ion collisions and transmissions with neutral substances must be well described. We provide free MATLAB code for modelling electron transport in a uniform electric field in any gas combination. The program gives a coefficient, reaction rate, or electron energy division function for steady-state electron transmission. The program is compatible with electron cross-sectional files generated using the Monte Carlo method. The program uses well-known Monte Carlo methods and works with open-access electron scattering cross-sections. The LXCat Plasma Data Share Project aims to exchange plasma data.