Numerical Model for Drift Tube Analysis
Abstract
A FORTRAN IV program has been written which uses an iterative technique to model ion transport and chemistry in a drift tube. The program, named MULTIGATE, uses finite difference calculus to generate time arrival histories at several points in the drift space for the case of three ion species undergoing populating and depopulating reactions and at the same time drifting with the electric field and diffusing in the radial and axial directions. To facilitate comparison with drift tube data, the computer output includes plots of the ionic currents versus time.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0907581
Entities
People
- G. E. Keller
- L. M. Colonna-romano
- M. D. Kregel
- M. R. Sullivan
Organizations
- Ballistic Research Laboratory