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Particle-in-cell charged-particle simulations, plus Monte Carlo collisions with neutral atoms, PIC-MCC

Birdsall, C.K.·1991·IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
DOI 10.1109/27.106800
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Many-particle charged-particle plasma simulations using spatial meshes for the electromagnetic field solutions, particle-in-cell (PIC) merged with Monte Carlo collision (MCC) calculations, are coming into wide use for application to partially ionized gases. The author emphasizes the development of PIC computer experiments since the 1950s starting with one-dimensional (1-D) charged-sheet models, the addition of the mesh, and fast direct Poisson equation solvers for 2-D and 3-D. Details are provided for adding the collisions between the charged particles and neutral atoms. The result is many-particle simulations with many of the features met in low-temperature collision plasmas; for example, with applications to plasma-assisted materials processing, but also related to warmer plasmas at the edges of magnetized fusion plasmas.>

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Authors
Birdsall, C. K.
Affiliations
University of California, Berkeley (US)
Corresponding author
Birdsall, C.K.
Venue
IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Published
1991-04
Volume
19
Issue
2
Pages
65-85
ISSN
0093-3813 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1109/27.106800
OpenAlex
W2165215367
Cited by
1,363
References
91
Citations by year
2026: 40 · 2025: 67 · 2024: 48 · 2023: 51 · 2022: 46 · 2021: 68 · 2020: 44 · 2019: 42 · 2018: 66 · 2017: 53 · 2016: 40 · 2015: 52 · 2014: 50 · 2013: 42 · 2012: 40
FWCI
26.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
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Locations
IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Low-Pressure Plasma Processing and Diagnostics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Dust and Plasma Wave Phenomena
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Nuclear and High Energy Physics › Magnetic confinement fusion research
Keywords
particle-in-cell simulation, Monte Carlo collisions, partially ionized plasma, Poisson solver

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