ElectronCollisionPlasmaRate.h

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//! @file ElectronCollisionPlasmaRate.h   Header for plasma reaction rates parameterized
//!     by electron collision cross section and electron energy distribution.
 
// This file is part of Cantera. See License.txt in the top-level directory or
// at https://cantera.org/license.txt for license and copyright information.
 
#ifndef CT_ELECTRONCOLLISIONPLASMARATE_H
#define CT_ELECTRONCOLLISIONPLASMARATE_H
 
#include "cantera/kinetics/ReactionData.h"
#include "ReactionRate.h"
#include "MultiRate.h"
#include "cantera/numerics/eigen_dense.h"
 
namespace Cantera
{
 
//! Data container holding shared data specific to ElectronCollisionPlasmaRate
/**
 * The data container `ElectronCollisionPlasmaData` holds precalculated data common to
 * all `ElectronCollisionPlasmaRate` objects.
 */
struct ElectronCollisionPlasmaData : public ReactionData
{
    ElectronCollisionPlasmaData();
 
    virtual bool update(const ThermoPhase& phase, const Kinetics& kin) override;
    using ReactionData::update;
 
    virtual void invalidateCache() override {
        ReactionData::invalidateCache();
        energyLevels.resize(0);
        distribution.resize(0);
        m_dist_number = -1;
    }
 
    vector<double> energyLevels; //!< electron energy levels
    vector<double> distribution; //!< electron energy distribution
 
    //! integer that is incremented when electron energy levels change
    int levelNumber = -1;
 
protected:
    //! integer that is incremented when electron energy distribution changes
    int m_dist_number = -1;
};
 
 
//! Electron collision plasma reaction rate type
/*!
 * The electron collision plasma reaction rate uses the electron collision
 * data and the electron energy distribution to calculate the reaction rate.
 * Hagelaar and Pitchford @cite hagelaar2005 define the reaction rate
 * coefficient (Eqn. 63) as,
 *
 *   @f[
 *        k =  \gamma \int_0^{\infty} \epsilon \sigma F_0 d\epsilon,
 *   @f]
 *
 * where @f$ \gamma = \sqrt{2/m_e} @f$ (Eqn.4 in @cite hagelaar2015),
 * @f$ m_e @f$ [kg] is the electron mass, @f$ \epsilon @f$ [J] is the electron
 * energy, @f$ \sigma @f$ [m²] is the reaction collision cross section,
 * @f$ F_0 @f$ [@f$ \mbox{J}^{-3/2} @f$] is the normalized electron energy
 * distribution function, and @f$ k @f$ has the unit of [m³/s]. The collision
 * process is treated as a bimolecular reaction and should have units of [m³/kmol/s].
 * Therefore the forward reaction coefficient becomes,
 *
 *   @f[
 *        k_f = \gamma N_A \int_0^{\infty} \epsilon \sigma F_0 d\epsilon,
 *   @f]
 *
 * where @f$ N_A @f$ [1/kmol] is the Avogadro's number. Since the unit of the
 * electron energy downloaded from LXCat is in [eV], the elementary charge, e,
 * can be taken out of the integral and combine with @f$ \gamma @f$ to get,
 *
 *   @f[
 *        k_f = \sqrt{\frac{2e}{m_e}} N_A \int_0^{\infty} \epsilon_V \sigma F_{0,V} d\epsilon_V.
 *   @f]
 *
 * In addition to the forward reaction coefficient, the reverse (super-elastic) reaction
 * coefficient can be written as,
 *
 *   @f[
 *        k_r = \sqrt{\frac{2e}{m_e}} N_A \int_0^{\infty} \epsilon_V \sigma_{super}
 *              F_{0,V} d\epsilon_V,
 *   @f]
 *
 * where @f$ \sigma_{super} @f$ is the super-elastic cross section, defined by the principle
 * of detailed balancing as:
 *
 *   @f[
 *        \sigma_{super}(\epsilon) = \frac{\epsilon + U}{\epsilon} \sigma(\epsilon + U),
 *   @f]
 *
 * where @f$ U @f$ is the threshold energy [eV], equal to the first energy level of the cross
 * section (#m_energyLevels).
 *
 * @ingroup otherRateGroup
 * @since New in %Cantera 3.1.
 */
class ElectronCollisionPlasmaRate : public ReactionRate
{
public:
    ElectronCollisionPlasmaRate() = default;
    //! Constructor from YAML input for ElectronCollisionPlasmaRate.
    /*!
    * This constructor is used to initialize an electron collision plasma rate
    * from an input YAML file. It extracts the energy levels, cross-sections,
    * and reaction metadata used in the rate coefficient calculation.
    *
    * @param node         The AnyMap node containing rate fields from YAML
    * @param rate_units   Units used for interpreting the rate fields
    */
    ElectronCollisionPlasmaRate(const AnyMap& node,
                                const UnitStack& rate_units={})
    {
        setParameters(node, rate_units);
    }
 
    virtual void setParameters(const AnyMap& node, const UnitStack& units) override;
 
    virtual void getParameters(AnyMap& node) const override;
 
    unique_ptr<MultiRateBase> newMultiRate() const override {
        return unique_ptr<MultiRateBase>(
            new MultiRate<ElectronCollisionPlasmaRate, ElectronCollisionPlasmaData>);
    }
 
    virtual const std::string type() const override {
        return "electron-collision-plasma";
    }
 
    virtual void setContext(const Reaction& rxn, const Kinetics& kin) override;
 
    //! Evaluate reaction rate
    /*!
     *  @param shared_data  data shared by all reactions of a given type
     */
    double evalFromStruct(const ElectronCollisionPlasmaData& shared_data);
 
    //! Calculate the reverse rate coefficient for super-elastic collisions
    //! @param shared_data Data structure with energy levels and EEDF
    //! @param kf Forward rate coefficient (input, unused)
    //! @param kr Reverse rate coefficient (output, modified)
    void modifyRateConstants(const ElectronCollisionPlasmaData& shared_data,
                             double& kf, double& kr);
 
    //! Evaluate derivative of reaction rate with respect to temperature
    //! divided by reaction rate
    //! @param shared_data  data shared by all reactions of a given type
    double ddTScaledFromStruct(const ElectronCollisionPlasmaData& shared_data) const {
        throw NotImplementedError("ElectronCollisionPlasmaRate::ddTScaledFromStruct");
    }
 
    //! The kind of the process which will be one of the following:
    //! - `"effective"`: A generic effective collision
    //! - `"excitation"`: Electronic or vibrational excitation
    //! - `"ionization"`: Electron-impact ionization
    //! - `"attachment"`: Electron attachment
    //! @since New in Cantera 3.2.
    const string& kind() const {
        return m_kind;
    }
 
    //! Get the target species of the electron collision process.
    //! This is the name of the neutral or ionic species that the electron interacts with
    //! @since New in Cantera 3.2.
    const string& target() const {
        return m_target;
    }
 
    //! Get the product of the electron collision process.
    //! This is the name of the species or excited state of
    //! some species resulting from the process.
    //! @note this may not necessarily be represented by
    //! a distinct species in the mixture.
    //! @since New in Cantera 3.2.
    const string& product() const {
        return m_product;
    }
 
    //! Get the energy threshold of electron collision [eV]
    //!
    //! By default, the threshold is set to the first non-zero energy value
    //! listed in the tabulated cross section data.
    //!
    //! @note This behavior may be subject to change. A more robust approach
    //! may use the energy corresponding to the first non-zero cross section
    //! value, rather than the first non-zero energy point in the data table.
    //!
    //! @since New in Cantera 3.2.
    double threshold() const {
        return m_threshold;
    }
 
    //! The value of #m_energyLevels [eV]
    const vector<double>& energyLevels() const {
        return m_energyLevels;
    }
 
    //! The value of #m_crossSections [m2]
    const vector<double>& crossSections() const {
        return m_crossSections;
    }
 
    //! The value of #m_crossSectionsInterpolated [m2]
    const vector<double>& crossSectionInterpolated() const {
        return m_crossSectionsInterpolated;
    }
 
    //! Update the value of #m_crossSectionsInterpolated [m2]
    void updateInterpolatedCrossSection(const vector<double>&);
 
private:
    //! The name of the kind of electron collision
    string m_kind;
 
    //! The name of the target of electron collision
    string m_target;
 
    //! The product of electron collision
    string m_product;
 
    //! The energy threshold of electron collision
    double m_threshold;
 
    //! electron energy levels [eV]
    vector<double> m_energyLevels;
 
    //! Counter used to indicate when #m_energyLevels needs to be synced with the phase
    int m_levelNumber = -3;
 
    //! Counter used to indicate when #m_crossSectionsOffset needs to be synced with the
    //! phase
    int m_levelNumberSuperelastic = -2;
 
    //! collision cross sections [m2] at #m_energyLevels
    vector<double> m_crossSections;
 
    //! collision cross sections [m2] after interpolation
    vector<double> m_crossSectionsInterpolated;
 
    //! collision cross section [m2] interpolated on #m_energyLevels offset by the
    //! threshold energy (the first energy level).
    //! This is used for the calculation of the super-elastic collision reaction
    //! rate coefficient.
    Eigen::ArrayXd m_crossSectionsOffset;
};
 
}
 
#endif