The stochastic computer simulation of ion motion in a gas subjected to a constant electric field
Year: 1968
Type: article
Abstract: The stochastic computer simulation of ion motion in a gas subjected to an electric field involves the problem of statistically choosing free times between the collisions, when the velocity cannot be assumed constant during a free time. It is shown how free times can be chosen, without any approximations or numerical integrations, by the use of a piecewise velocity-independent mean collision frequency chosen to be greater than the actual collision frequency, combined with the assumption that an appropriate part of the collisions results in zero momentum transfer.
Author: H R Skullerud
Institution: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Language: English
Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2001200622