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Particle in Cell/Monte Carlo Collision Method for Simulation of RF Glow Discharges: Effect of Super Particle Weighting
Author(s) -
Erden E.,
Rafatov I.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
contributions to plasma physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1521-3986
pISSN - 0863-1042
DOI - 10.1002/ctpp.201300047
Subject(s) - particle in cell , monte carlo method , physics , computational physics , particle (ecology) , plasma , weighting , electric field , direct simulation monte carlo , collision , poisson's equation , statistical physics , argon , atomic physics , dynamic monte carlo method , nuclear physics , computer science , quantum mechanics , statistics , mathematics , oceanography , computer security , acoustics , geology
A parallel Particle in Cell/Monte Carlo Collision (PIC/MCC) numerical code for glow discharge plasma simulations is developed and verified. This method is based on simultaneous solution of the Lorentz equations of motion of super particles, coupled with the Poisson's equation for electric field. Collisions between the particles are modelled by the Monte Carlo method. Proper choice of particle weighting is critically important in order to perform adequate and efficient PIC simulations of plasma. Herein, effects of particle weighting on the simulations of capacitive radio‐frequency argon plasma discharges are studied in details. (© 2014 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)