A benchmark model for analysis of electron transport in non-conservative gases

Abstract

In support of studies to determine cross sections in ionizing gases using swarm techniques, we have developed a set of statistically accurate transport parameters for a non-conservative model gas using Monte Carlo simulation. Study of this model highlights the effects of non-conservative collisions on electron transport in the absence of concerns over the validity of any particular `real' gas model and provides a benchmark model system that can be utilized in both Monte Carlo and Boltzmann studies of gaseous electronics. A method of analysis is presented which allows Monte Carlo simulation to separate the exact reactive and flux components of the measurable transport coefficient. The results of the simulation are compared with a multi-term Boltzmann analysis.