Title :
Large-Time-Step Particle-in-Cell/Monte Carlo Simulation of the Streamer Initiation Process in a Laser-Triggered Gas Switch
Author :
Wang, Hongguang ; Li, YongDong ; Wang, Ruopeng ; Zhang, Qiaogen ; Liu, Chunliang ; Wang, Jianqi
Abstract :
By introducing a compensated Monte Carlo collision (MCC) model into the particle-in-cell/MCC method, the streamer initiation process in a laser-triggered gas switch is simulated with a large time step. The spatial distributions of electron density at various pressures and voltages are obtained.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; discharges (electric); electron density; LTGS; Monte Carlo simulation; compensated Monte Carlo collision; electron density; large-time-step particle-in-cell; laser-triggered gas switch; multimegampere pulsed-power drivers; streamer initiation process; Computational modeling; Gas lasers; Laboratories; Laser modes; Monte Carlo methods; Plasmas; Switches; Laser-triggered gas switch (LTGS); Monte Carlo collision (MCC) model; particle-in-cell (PIC);
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2011.2163171
