Effect of magnetic field on diffusion and drift of electrons in argon

The paper presents the results of calculations of the characteristics of electron drift in argon for the case of constant and uniform electric and magnetic fields. The reduced electric field strengths of 10, 30, 100 Td, with a magnetic field induction of up to 10 T and a gas density of 1017 atoms per cm3, are of primary interest for the physics of gas-discharge plasma in many applications. The influence of both longitudinal and transverse magnetic fields on the main characteristics of the drift, including inelastic processes, is considered. The results of calculations of the energy balance of electrons are presented and it is shown that with an increase in the transverse magnetic field, inelastic processes are suppressed, and the average energy decreases insignificantly (for 10 © 2020 Federal Informational-Analytical Center of the Defense Industry. All rights reserved.