FORTRAN IV PROGRAM FOR GAS TUBES AND OTHER DIELECTRICS,

Abstract

A FORTRAN IV program describes the behavior of electron and ion currents in a gas discharge tube, including the effects of electronic and ionic space charges, by numerical integration of the relevant nonlinear partial differential equations. Provisions are made to allow valid calculations in the solid state. The program, designed for use on the IBM 7094 Operating System, is a rewriting and expansion of an earlier IBM 704 program formulated by Borsch-Supan and Oser in 1960. Discussion is related primarily to use of the program rather than to the physical or mathematical formulation of the problem or the numerical methods used. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 05, 1965
Accession Number
AD0626901

Entities

People

  • A. L. Ward
  • Edward R. Berman

Organizations

  • Harry Diamond Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Dielectrics
  • Differential Equations
  • Discharge Tubes
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Gas Discharges
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Numerical Integration
  • Operating Systems
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Space Charge

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Materials Science and Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster