MCIG is a free computer program for the solution of the Boltzmann equation for electrons or ions in weakly ionized gases, based on an efficient Monte-Carlo algorithm. It has a user-friendly interface similar to that of BOLSIG+, with very similar inputs and outputs. The purpose of MCIG is to obtain distribution functions, transport coefficients and reaction rate coefficients from cross section data, without invoking the two-term approximation used by BOLSIG+ and many other electron Boltzmann equation solvers. These outputs can then be used to check the validity of two-term Boltzmann results, or directly as input data for fluid models. MCIG can handle ions as well as electrons, and includes options for DC and AC electric and magnetic fields, gas temperature, superelastic collisions, and different anisotropic scattering and energy sharing models.
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MCIG version 12/2024 for Windows
Beta version for testing. Please report errors.
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MCIG was developed by Gerjan Hagelaar of the Laboratoire Plasma et Conversion d’Energie (LAPLACE), Universite Paul Sabatier, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 9, France.
Permission to use MCIG is hereby granted, provided that proper reference is made in any publications making use of data generated by this software. MCIG is made available “as is” and in binary executable form only. No source code, assistance or support are provided. The author makes no warranty about the suitability of MCIG for any purpose. The MCIG software and associated documentation and input files are not to be distributed by third parties or used for commercial purposes. Downloading MCIG from this site is implicit acceptance of these conditions.