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A BGK-type Boltzmann equation for a neutral gas is considered as a model for electron swarms, because the gas and the electron Boltzmann equation have a common diffusion approximation. Both full- and half-range theory are developed using orthogonality methods of solution. Preliminary comparisons with diffusion theory are presented.
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Paveri-Fontana, S.L., van der Mee, C.V.M. & Zweifel, P.F. A neutral gas model for electron swarms. J Stat Phys 57, 247–265 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01023642
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