Validation and parallelization of the particle in Cell/Monte Carlo Collision numerical code for the RF discharge simulations

Summary form only given. We developed 1d3v Particle in Cell/Monte Carlo Collision (PIC/MCC) numerical code for the Radio-Frequency (RF) capacitive glow discharge. This method includes the solution of the Lorentz force equation for the motion of super particles and the Poisson equation for the electric field. Collisions between the particles are modeled with the Monte Carlo method. In this process, the elastic and charge exchange collisions between the ion-neutral pairs, as well as the elastic, excitation and ionization collisions between the electron-neutral pairs are taken into account. Test calculations were carried out for the plasma of RF discharge. Numerical code was validated by comparison with the published simulation results. Parallelization of this code was performed and the efficiency in time was studied. This efficiency was also analyzed according to increasing number of cores in a cluster.