Abstract
In this paper hydrodynamic and kinetic approaches to model low pressure capacitively coupled complex radiofrequency discharges are discussed and applied to discharges under microgravity. Experiments in the PKE-Nefedov reactor on board the International Space Station, as well as discharges in which gravity is compensated by means of thermophoresis are simulated with a 2-D cylindrically symmetric hydrodynamic model. Kinetic effects are studied with a 1-D Particle-In-Cell plus Monte Carlo model in which capture and scattering by dust grains is included. Simulations with this model address non-local effects and modulated discharges.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 199-214 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Contributions to Plasma Physics |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 4-5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Complex plasma
- Dusty plasma
- Hydrodynamic modelling
- Kinetic modelling
- RF discharges