Simulation of Electron Densities and Breakdown Voltages in Argon-Filled Cylindrical Electrodes

• Main Authors: Mahmood, Salman, Burhanudin, Zainal Arif, Hamid, Nor Hisham
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/5371/1/Salman1.pdf; http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=5503022; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/5371/

Breakdown voltage (VBD) is the most fundamental parameter to detect different gases in ionization gas sensor. In this work we present the simulated VBD in DC discharges and combined DC and RF discharges in argon using Particle-in-Cell Monte Carlo Collision (PIC-MCC) method. Electron density whi...