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This paper deals with nonequilibrium transport of electrons and ions near absorbing boundaries where particle densities tend to decrease as the boundary is approached. This decrease affects the behavior of average velocity and average energy of the particles near the boundary. Consequently, transport and rate coefficients cannot be characterized by the local value of electric field. The purpose of this paper is to elucidate these nonequilibrium effects.
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Ingold, J. (1993). Nonequilibrium Motion of Electrons and Ions Near Absorbing Boundaries. In: Ferreira, C.M., Moisan, M. (eds) Microwave Discharges. NATO ASI Series, vol 302. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1130-8_26
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