Properties of electron swarms in mercury vapour
- 14 December 1979
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
- Vol. 12 (12) , 2181-2187
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/12/12/020
Abstract
The authors report the properties of electron swarms in mercury vapour Townsend discharge. The distribution function, first Townsend ionisation coefficient, mean energy, drift velocity, diffusion coefficient and characteristic energy of electrons in mercury vapour have been computed from the solution of Boltzmann's equation in the range 500-1 Torr-1. The diffusion of electrons and the partition of the remaining energy after ionisation, between the ionising electron and the one produced by ionisation, have been taken into account in the solution of Boltzmann's equation.Keywords
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