ACCURACY OF PAPPROXIMATE SOLUTIONS FOR CURRENTS IN A PLANE PARALLEL ION CHAMBER,

Abstract

A computer solution was obtained for Thomsons' equations for the electric field in a uniformly irradiated ion chamber. Results for the current-voltage relationship agree closely with those calculated by the approximate methods of Mie. In particular, Mie's formula for the nearly saturated region is confirmed for degrees of saturation of 70% and above. The formula derived by Boag and Wilson for this region is shown to hold only for degrees of saturation above 95%. This confirms experimental results previously obtained with practical chambers. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0617971

Entities

People

  • P. A. Tate
  • W. Armstrong

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Chambers
  • Computers
  • Electric Fields
  • Equations
  • Ionization Chambers
  • Saturation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Electronics Engineering
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Structural Dynamics.