Mass effects of light ion swarms in AC electric fields

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White, R.D.
Ron White
Abstract

Transport properties of light ions in gases in ac electric fields are investigated by solving the time-dependent Boltzmann's equation. We focus on the way in which transport properties including diffusion are influenced by the ion-neutral mass ratio as well as the field frequency. Calculations of transient relaxation phenomena in step-function fields are performed as an aid to understanding the complex temporal profiles of ion transport coefficients in ac electric fields.

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PHYSICAL REVIEW E

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Physical Review E

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64

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1550-2376

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American Physical Society

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10.1103/PhysRevE.64.056409