Low-temperature plasma modelling and simulation

Since its inception in the beginning of the twentieth century, low-temperature plasma science has become a major ¿eld of science. Low-temperature plasma sources and gas discharges are found in domestic, industrial, atmospheric and extra-terrestrial settings. Examples of domestic discharges are those used in lighting and plasma display panels (PDP’s). In industry, plasma sources are widely used for material processing; among the many applications are deposition and feature etching in the fabrication of electronic devices and surface modi¿cation of textile. More recently, bio-medical applications of plasmas have been developed.