Boltzmann equation analysis of the off-diagonal elements of the diffusion tensor in electric and magnetic fields in gases
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Off-diagonal elements of the diffusion tensor for electron swarms in gases under the influence of electric and magnetic fields crossed at arbitrary angle are calculated and investigated using a multi term theory for solving the spatially inhomogeneous Boltzmann equation. We focus on the way in which the off-diagonal elements are influenced by the synergism of magnetic field and nonconservative collisions. It is found that the off-diagonal elements of the diffusion tensor can have magnitudes of equivalent order to the diagonal elements suggesting consideration is required for their inclusion into prospective models of magnetized plasma discharges.
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29th International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases
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978-1-61567-694-1
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4
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Cancún, Mexico
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Universidad Nacional de Autonoma de Mexico
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10.1088/0963-0252/19/3/030201