# Microphysical boundary condition for the electron kinetics of a plasma

Source: [Microphysical boundary condition for the electron kinetics of a plasma](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/692689abd6b0dd3342930527>)

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Data updated: 2025-11-27T05:03:32.376Z

Authors: Felix Willert, Clemens Hoyer, Gordon K. Grubert, Franz X. Bronold

Published: 2025-11-25T14:25:15.000Z

## Abstract

We derive and implement a suitable boundary condition for the kinetic description of the electrons inside a plasma, which takes into account microphysical processes inside the wall. It is based on the surface scattering kernel, which describes the scattering cascade of the electron in the solid and the excitation of secondary electrons. The resulting boundary condition is inelastic, angle- and energy-dependent. The implementation for a Boltzmann equation solved by a Legendre polynomial expansion method is presented, elucidating the modest additional computational cost of the new boundary condition. Results, indicating the influence of the inelasticity, are shown for the example of a silicon wall facing argon, helium and oxygen plasmas, but the described construction is also valid for other materials. An effective reflection coefficient is defined to compare the results with previously used boundary conditions.

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## Original sources and implementation

[Original paper](<https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.20346>)

[PDF](<https://arxiv.org/pdf/2511.20346.pdf>)