Professor Robert Robson - Publications
Authored Books
Robson RE (2006) Introductory Transport Theory for Charged Particles in Gases. World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, Singapore
Journal Papers
White RD, Dujko S, Ness KF, Robson RE, Raspopovic ZM & Petrovic ZLj (2007) Time-dependant multi-term solution of Boltzmann's equation for magnetized low-temperature plasmas. Anziam Journal, 48, 69 - 88
White RD, Robson RE, Morrison M, Li B & Ness KF (2007) The v = 0-1 vibrational cross-section for e-H2 scattering: An unresolved problem with wide implications. Journal of Physics Conference Series, 71, 1 - 12
Dujko S, White RD, Ness KF, Petrovic ZLj & Robson RE (2006) Non-conservative electron transport in CF4 in electric and magnetic fields crossed at arbitrary angles. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 39, 4788 - 4798
Li B, Robson RE & White RD (2006) Magnetic field effects on spatial relaxation of swarm particles in idealised steady state Townsend experiment. Physical Review E, 74 (2), 13 pages
Robson RE, White RD & Petrovic ZLj (2005) Colloquium: Physically based fluid modeling of collisionally dominated low-temperature plasmas. Reviews of Modern Physics, 77, 1303 - 1320
White RD, Robson RE, Ness KF & Makabe T (2005) Electron transport in O magnetron discharges. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 38, 997 - 1004
White RD, McEachran RP, Robson RE, Elford MT & Bartschat K (2004) Cross sections and transport properties for electrons in Zn vapour. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 37, 3185 - 3191
Robson RE, White RD & Morrison M (2003) Some fundamental questions concerning the kinetic theory of electrons in molecular gases and the e-H2 vibrational cross-section controversy. Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 36, 4127 - 4143
White RD, Robson RE, Schmidt B & Morrison M (2003) Is the classical two-term approximation of electron kinetic theory satisfactory for swarms and plasmas? Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 36, 3125 - 4143
Li B, White RD & Robson RE (2002) Spatially periodic structures in electron swarms: ionization, NDC effects and multi-term analysis. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 35, 2914 - 2924
White RD, Ness KF & Robson RE (2002) Development of swarm transport theory in radio-frequency electric and crossed electric and magnetic fields. Applied Surface Science, 192, 26 - 49
Robson RE (2001) Dispersion of meteor trails in the geomatci field. Physical Review E, 63,
White RD, Robson RE & Ness KF (2001) Visualization of ion and electron velocity distribution functions in electric and magnetic fields. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 34, 2205 - 2210
White RD, Robson RE & Ness KF (2001) Computation of electron and ion transport properties in gases. Computer Physics Communications, 142, 349 - 355
White RD, Robson RE, Li B & Ness KF (2001) Transport coeffcients in crossed E and B fields: empirical relations and non-conservative collisional effects. Annals of Physics, 292, 179 - 198
Robson RE (2000) Diffusion cooling in a magnetic field. Physical Review E, 61 (1), 848 - 854
Robson RE, Li B & White RD (2000) Spatially periodic structures in electron swarms and the Franck-Hertz experiment. Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 33, 507 - 520
White RD, Ness KF & Robson RE (1999) Velocity distribution functions for electron swarms in methane in electric and magnetic fields. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 32, 1842 - 1850
White RD, Ness KF, Robson RE & Li B (1999) Charged-particle transport in gases in electric and magnetic fields crossed at arbitrary angles: Multiterm solution of Boltzmann's equation. Physical Review E, 60 (2), 2231 - 2249
White RD, Robson RE & Ness KF (1999) Nonconservative charged-particle swarms in ac electric fields. Physical Review E, 60 (6), 7457 - 7472
White RD, Robson RE & Ness KF (1999) On Approximations Involved in the Theory of Charged Particle Transport in Gases in Electric and Magnetic Fields at Arbitrary Angles. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 27 (5), 1249 - 1253
White RD, Robson RE & Ness KF (1998) Multiterm solution of the reactive space-time-dependent Boltzmann equation. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A-Vacuum Surfaces and Films, 16 (1), 316 - 323
Robson RE (1997) Diffusion cooling of electrons in an a.c. field. Australian Journal of Physics, 50 (3), 577 - 589
Robson RE, Hildebrandt M & Schmidt B (1997) Electron transport theory in gases: must it be so difficult. Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, 394, 74 - 86
Jianmin M & Robson RE (1995) Turbulent Dispersion of Pollutant over complex Terrain. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 72, 149 - 175
Ma J & Robson RE (1995) An Adaptive pseudospectral solution for atmospheric diffusion problems. Journal of Applied Meteorology, 34 (0448), 955 - 970
Robson RE (1995) Comment of FTI Method and Transport Coefficient Definitions for Charged Particle swarms in gases. Australian Journal of Physics, 48, 677 - 689
Robson RE (1995) The Steady State Townsend Experiment: Comparison of Boltzmann Equation and Diffusion Equation Analysis. Australian Journal of Physics, 48, 347 - 356
Robson RE, Maeda K, Makabe T & White RD (1995) Frequency variation of the mean energy of R.F. Electron Swarms. Australian Journal of Physics, 48, 335 - 345
White RD, Robson RE & Ness KF (1995) Anomalous Anisotropic Diffusion of Electron Swarms in A.C. Electric Fields. Australian Journal of Physics, 48, 925 - 937
Conference Papers
Dujko S, Petrovic ZLj, Raspopovic ZM, White RD, Ness KF & Robson RE (2007) Monte Carlo studies of the magnetic field effects on spatial relation of electron swarms. In: 28th ICPIG 2007 265 - 268 (eds J Schmidt, M Simek, S Pekarek & V Prukner). Institute of Plasma Physics AS CR, Prague, Czech Republic
Dujko S, Raspopovic ZM, White RD, Ness KF, Robson RE & Petrovic ZLj (2006) Electron transport coefficients in CF4 magnetized discharges. In: Contributed Papers & Abstracts of Invited Lectures, Topical Invited Lectures and Progress Reports of the 23rd Summer School and International Symposium on the Physics of Ionized Gases 131 - 134 (eds NS Simonovic, BP Marinkovic & L Hadzievski). Instit
Dujko S, Raspopovic ZM, White RD, Ness KF, Robson RE, Makabe T & Petrovic ZLj (2006) On Use of Empirical Relations for Electron Transport in Gases in Electric and Magnetic Fields. In: Contributed Papers & Abstracts of Invited Lectures, Topical Invited Lectures and Progress Reports of the 23rd Summer School and International Symposium on the Physics of Ionized Gases 135 - 138 (eds NS Simonovic, BP Marinkovic & L Hadzievski). Instit
Robson RE, Nicoletopoulos P, White RD & Petrovic ZLj (2006) Key Factors in Fluid Modelling of Plasmas and Swarms. In: 13th Asian Conference on Electrical Discharge 1 - 4. Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
White RD, Li B, Dujko S, Ness KF & Robson RE (2006) Non-equilibrium electron transport in gases: Influence of magnetic fields on temporal and spatial relaxation. In: Contributed Papers & Abstracts of Invited Lectures, Topical Invited Lectures and Progress Reports of the 23rd Summer School and International Symposium on the Physics of Ionized Gases 51 - 61 (eds NS Simonovic, BP Marinkovic & L Hadzievski). American
Dujko S, Raspopovic ZM, Petrovic ZLj, White RD & Robson RE (2004) Benchmark Calculations of Electron Transport in RF Fields. In: 22nd Summer School and International Symposium on the Physics of Ionized Gases 109 - 113 (ed Lj Hadzievski). Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Contributions to Journals
Robson RE, Hinrichsen R & Krockenberger AK (2001) An experiment to measure thermal properties of kangaroo and koala fur, and box jellyfish tissue. The Physicist, 38 (18), 25 - 28
Robson RE, Li B & White RD (1999) The Franck-Hertz experiment: A kinetic theory perspective. The Physicist, 36 (4), 146 - 149
Buckman SJ, Robson RE & Brunger M (1997) Low Energy Atomic, Molecular and Chemical Physics - A Workshop in Honour of Professor Bob Crompton on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday. Comments on Atomic and Molecular Physics, 33 (6), 371 - 378
Contributions to Conferences
Dujko S, White RD, Ness KF, Petrovic ZLj & Robson RE (2007) The effect of cyclotron resonance on electron transport in RF electric and magnetic fields. In: XV International Symposium on Electron-Molecule Collisions and Swarms Programme & Book of Abstracts 55 - 55. Open University, Queens University, Reading, UK
Robson RE, Nicoletopoulos P, Li B & White RD (2007) Kinetic and fluid modelling of plasmas and swarms. In: 28th International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases ICPIG 2007 28 - 28 (eds J Schmidt, M Simek, S Pekarek & V Prukner). Institute of Plasma Physics AS CR, Prague, Czech Republic
White RD, Dujko S, Robson RE, Ness KF, Li B & Petrovic ZLj (2007) On the developments in the transport theory of electron and positron swarms. In: XV International Symposium on Electron-Molecule Collisions and Swarms Programme & Book of Abstracts 9 - 9. Open University, Queens University, Reading
Dujko S, White RD, Petrovic ZLj & Robson RE (2006) Electron transport in crossed electric and magnetic RF fields in CF4: Zero phase between the fields. In: 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Plasma Science and Technology and 19th Symposium on Plasma Science for Materials 74. Australian National University, Cairns
Petrovic ZLj, Raspopovic ZM, White RD, Ness KF, Robson RE & Dujko S (2006) On approximations involved in the treatment of electron transport in modelling rf plasmas. In: 18th Europhysics Conference on the Atomic and Molecular Physics of Ionised Gases 195 - 196 (eds M Cacciatore et al). European Physical Society, Lecce, Italy
White RD, Dujko S, Li B, Ness KF & Robson RE (2006) Non-equilibrium electron transport in gases. In: Contributed Papers & Abstracts of Invited Lectures, Topical Invited Lectures and Progress Reports of the 23rd Summer School and International Symposium on the Physics of Ionized Gases 8 - 8 (eds NS Simonovic, BP Marinkovic & L Hadzievski). Institute
White RD, Dujko S, Ness KF & Robson RE (2006) Time-dependent multi-term solution of Boltzmann's equation to model electron transport in magnetised collision-dominated low-temperature plasmas. In: CTAC 06 Book of Abstracts 63 - 63. James Cook University Townsville, Townsville, Queensland
Dujko S, White RD, Ness KF, Raspopovic ZM & Robson RE (2005) Temporal relaxation of electron swarms in electric and magnetic fields crossed at arbitrary angles. (eds SA Sanchez, R da Costa & M Lima). UNICAMP (99)
White RD, Robson RE, Ness KF, Petrovic ZLj, Raspopovic ZM & Dujko S (2004) Transient kinetic phenomena of electron swarms in electric and magnetic fields. In: GEM XIII Gaseous Electronics Meeting 24 - 24 (eds RP Mildren, R Morrow & AB Murphy). Physics Department Macquarie University, Macquarie University
White RD, Ness KF & Robson RE (2001) Development of charged particel transport theory in radio frequency electric and crossed electric and magnetic fields. . Keio University, Keio University, Japan
Li B, Robson RE & White RD (1999) Multi-term solution of spatially inhomogeneous electron relaxation in gases. In: International Symposium on Electron-Molecule Collisions and Ion and Electron Swarms (eds Y Hatano, H Tanaka & N Kouchi).
White RD, Holdsworth JJ, Robson RE & Ness KF (1999) Calculation and visualization of velocity distribution functions of low-temperature plasmas in electric and magnetic fields. In: Australia/Japan/US Workshop on High Performance Computing and Advanced Visualisation in Plasma Physics Research .
White RD, Robson RE & Ness KF (1999) Self-consistent coupling of multi-term solutions of the electron and ion boltzmann equations with Poisson's equation. In: International Symposium on Electron-Molecule Collisions and Ion and Electron Swarms (eds Y Hatano, H Tanaka & N Kouchi).
Li B, Robson RE & White RD (1998) Spatially periodic relaxation of electron swarms as an eigenvalue problem. In: The Tenth Gaseous Electronics Meeting Sydney, Australia, January 28 - 30 1998 (ed R. Morrow and J. Lowke). CSIRO
Robson RE (1998) The Franck-Hertz Experiment Revisited. In: 17th Summer School & International Symposium on the Physics of Ionized Gases (ed N. Konjevic, M. Cuk and I.R. Videnovic). Facuty of Physics, University of Belgrade
White RD, Ness KF, Robson RE & Li B (1998) Electron swarms in electric and magnetic fields: Multiterm solution of Boltzmann's equation. In: The Tenth Gaseous Electronics Meeting Sydney, Australia, January 28 - 30 1998 (ed R. Morrow and J. Lowke). CSIRO
Li B, Robson RE & White RD (1997) Reactive Charge-particle Transport in Crossed Electric and Magnetic Fields. In: International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases (ed M.C.Bordage and A. Gleizes). ICPIG
Li B, White RD, Robson RE & Ness KF (1997) Doubly-anisotropic diffusion in arbitrarily oriented electric and magnetic fields. In: International Symposium on Electron-Molecule Collisions and Ion and Electron Swarms (ed Institute of Physical Chemistry). University of Fribourg
Robson RE & Mayocchi CL (1997) Turbulent Countergradient Flow as a Problem in Kinetic Theory. 303 (ed Robert L. Dewar and Ross W. Griffiths). 1997 American Institute of Physics, Woodbury, NY, USA
White RD, Robson RE & Ness KF (1997) Multi-term solution of the reactive space-time dependent Boltzmann equation. In: International Workshop on Basic Aspects of Nonequilibrium Plasmas Interacting with Surfaces (BANPIS'97) (ed AFOSR/AOARD). AFOSR/AOARD, In cooperation with the Japan Society of Applied Physics
White RD, Robson RE & Ness KF (1997) Time-dependent multiterm solution of the reactive spatially-inhomogeneous Boltzmann equation for charged particle swarms in a.c. electric fields. In: International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases (ed M.C. Bordage and A. Gleizes). ICPIG
Robson RE (1996) Geometry-dependent transport phenomena and diffusion cooling. In: Low Energy Atomic, Molecular and Chemical Physics . Australian Academy of Science
Robson RE (1996) Recent research on transport theory at JCU. In: Gaseous Electronics Conference (ed Robson and White). JCU Physics Department
Robson RE (1996) Kinetic theoretical analysis of charged particles in gases. In: Ninth Gaseous Electronics Meeting, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA .
Robson RE, Ness KF & White RD (1996) Boltzmann equation treatment of reactive swarms in AC electric fields. In: Ninth Gaseous Electronics Meeting .
White RD & Robson RE (1996) Gaseous Electronics Conference. (eds Ron White & Rob Robson). Physics Department, JCU