Simulation of limiting field behavior in electron swarms in SF6+N2 gas mixtures

Limiting field behavior of the electron swarms in SF₆+N ₂ mixtures is investigated by a Monte Carlo simulation technique. (E/N)_lim values directly obtained from the simulation are given for 5, 10, 20, 40, 60 and 80 SF₆ fractional component in the mixture together with the corresponding electron drift velocities and mean energies. Furthermore, in the E/N range of 243⩽E/N⩽606T_d, effective ionization coefficients and mean energies in SF₆+N₂ mixtures are also evaluated with fractional SF₆ contents of 0, 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100%. The simulation results obtained are compared with the available data in the literature