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: Received: 27 September 2023 / Approved: 28 September 2023 / Online: 28 September 2023 (13:32:15 CEST)
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Da Silva, M.G.; Ballester, M.Y. Electron Swarm Parameters of Alcohols from Electron Collision Cross–Sections. Preprints2023, 2023092025. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.2025.v1
Da Silva, M.G.; Ballester, M.Y. Electron Swarm Parameters of Alcohols from Electron Collision Cross–Sections. Preprints 2023, 2023092025. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.2025.v1
Da Silva, M.G.; Ballester, M.Y. Electron Swarm Parameters of Alcohols from Electron Collision Cross–Sections. Preprints2023, 2023092025. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.2025.v1
APA Style
Da Silva, M.G., & Ballester, M.Y. (2023). Electron Swarm Parameters of Alcohols from Electron Collision Cross–Sections. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.2025.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Da Silva, M.G. and Maikel Yusat Ballester. 2023 "Electron Swarm Parameters of Alcohols from Electron Collision Cross–Sections" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.2025.v1
Abstract
The rationalization and modeling of an electric discharge in a fluid require the knowledge of electron swarm parameters. In this work, transport coefficients of alcohols, including methanol, ethanol, propanol, and butanol are reported. The electron energy distribution function, mean energy, reduced mobility, and diffusion coefficient, are calculated using the two-term expansion of the electron Boltzmann equation in the frame of BOLSIG+ and the Monte Carlo collision code METHES. For such, experimental and theoretical values of the electron-alcohol collision cross-section, covering a range of electron impact energy from 1 eV to 1000 eV, are employed. A temperature of 300K, reduced fields E/N between $1-10^4$ Td (1Td = $10^{-21}~\rm Vm^2$), and Plasma density of $10^{19}~\rm m^{-3}$ were used in simulations. The calculated coefficients are compared with data available from previous studies.
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