Particles in Plasmas:  Electron Transport Coefficients and  Discharge Stability
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Moderate and low pressure plasmas and electrical gas                            discharges are used in a variety of technologically important                   applications (e.g., plasma processing, gas lasers, plasma                       switches).  The gaseous environments of these plasmas are                       unavoidably contaminated with dust and particulate matter                       originating from electrodes, walls, and gas phase chemical                      reactions.  In this research program, a first principles                        computer model will be developed to describe the perturbation                   of plasma properties and the initiation of plasma                               instabilities by particulate matter.  The goals of developing                   the model are to predict the change in electron transport                       coefficients and the formation of arcs and streamers                            resulting from the presence of particulates in moderate to                      low pressure glow discharges (< 1 atm); and to set                              operational limits on the tolerance of such discharges to the                   size, type, and distribution of particles.                                                                                                                      The results of this study will provide a new capability to                      the designers of long lived gas discharge devices with which                    to predict and correct the performance of their devices in                      the non-pristine environments in which they must operate.                       The                                                                             computational techniques developed here will also be directly                   applicable to predicting the onset of streamer formation from                   non-uniformities on electrodes.
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