Modeling of Excitation by Heavy Particles in Pure H_2 Discharges at High E/N

• Authors: V. Stojanović , Ž. Nikitović
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

H_{ α} emission profiles were calculated for the high E/N (electric field E to gas density N ratio) Townsend discharges in pure hydrogen. Heavy particle collisions including the fast neutrals and interactions with the cathode surface are also included. The basic data were chosen to be in accordance with those used by Phelps. Monte Carlo simulation technique employing null collision method was used to follow electrons and heavy particles between collisions with H_2 or with surface for the conditions of a high E/N. Trajectories of reaction fragments are followed after the collision until their neutralization or thermalization down to the threshold of H_{ α} excitation. We obtained spatially resolved emission profiles and the Doppler broadened line profiles for the conditions of the experiment of Petrović and Phelps. Intensity of the Doppler profile wing showing H_{ α} emission of particles emerging from the cathode direction is obtained assuming that the reflection coefficient of the fast H atoms depends on the incident angle and on energy of the incident particle.

Keywords

EN

51.10.+y; 52.20.Hv; 52.65.Pp; 52.77.-j

Discipline

• 52.77.-j: Plasma applications
• 52.65.Pp: Monte Carlo methods
• 51.10.+y: Kinetic and transport theory of gases(see also 05.20.Dd Kinetic theory in classical statistical mechanics; see also 47.70.Mc Radiation gas dynamics)
• 52.20.Hv: Atomic, molecular, ion, and heavy-particle collisions

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 121
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 622-624

Dates

published

2012-03

received

2011-09-21

(unknown)

2012-01-10

Contributors

author

V. Stojanović

• Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade, P.O.B. 68, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia

author

Ž. Nikitović

• Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade, P.O.B. 68, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.121.622