diff --git a/Docs/source/refs.bib b/Docs/source/refs.bib index d6c81c34404..6623bacd452 100644 --- a/Docs/source/refs.bib +++ b/Docs/source/refs.bib @@ -35,6 +35,17 @@ @ARTICLE{Birdsall1991 year = {1991} } +@misc{Janssen2016 +author = {Janssen, J. F. J. and Pitchford L. C. and Hagelaar G. J. M. and van Dijk J.}, +doi = {10.1088/0963-0252/25/5/055026}, +journal = {Plasma Sources Science and Technology}, +number = {5}, +pages = {055026}, +title = {{Evaluation of angular scattering models for electron-neutral collisions in Monte Carlo simulations}}, +volume = {25}, +year = {2016} +} + @misc{Lim2007, author = {Lim, Chul-Hyun}, issn = {0419-4217}, diff --git a/Docs/source/theory/multiphysics/collisions.rst b/Docs/source/theory/multiphysics/collisions.rst index a3c7bcbba42..1c7593a0e4e 100644 --- a/Docs/source/theory/multiphysics/collisions.rst +++ b/Docs/source/theory/multiphysics/collisions.rst @@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ This process operates in two ways: 1. If an excitation energy cost is provided, the energy cost is subtracted from the particle energy and no scattering is performed. 2. If an excitation energy cost is not provided, the particle is not scattered and the velocity is unchanged (corresponding to a scattering angle of :math:`0` in the elastic scattering process above). +See :cite:t:`b-Janssen2016` for a recommended use of this process. + Benchmarks ---------- diff --git a/Docs/source/usage/parameters.rst b/Docs/source/usage/parameters.rst index 8bcbe11cf51..1eb3b2d615e 100644 --- a/Docs/source/usage/parameters.rst +++ b/Docs/source/usage/parameters.rst @@ -2167,7 +2167,7 @@ Details about the collision models can be found in the :ref:`theory section .scattering_processes`` (`strings` separated by spaces) Only for ``dsmc`` and ``background_mcc``. The scattering processes that should be - included. Available options are ``elastic``, ``back`` & ``charge_exchange`` + included. Available options are ``elastic``, ``excitationX``, ``forward``, ``back``, and ``charge_exchange`` for ions and ``elastic``, ``excitationX``, ``ionization`` & ``forward`` for electrons. Multiple excitation events can be included for electrons corresponding to excitation to different levels, the ``X`` above can be changed to a unique