On Judgement of Electron Escape for Evaluation of the Magnetic Confinement Effect in Simulations of Inductively Coupled Plasmas under Confronting Divergent Magnetic Fields

Derivation of the electron drift velocity vector in gas under crossed ac electric and dc magnetic fields assuming constant-collision-frequency models

“…6,7) The microscopic electron behavior in É B fields has been simulated from various viewpoints-e.g., the rf response of electron swarms, [8][9][10][11] plasma structure formation, [12][13][14][15][16][17][18] electron conduction directionality, 19,20) power deposition, [21][22][23][24][25][26] and magnetic shutter and filter effects. [27][28][29] Electron transport coefficients are also of particular interest for deeper understanding and desirable control of magnetized plasmas. However, techniques to derive or estimate their directiondependent values under the É B fields that fluid simulations demand are still under development.…”