BREMGAT: A Code for the Generation and Transport of Brensstrahlung Through the Atmosphere.
Abstract
A computer code is described which determines the rate at which energy is deposited in the lower atmosphere by the bremsstrahlung emitted from an incident flux of auroral electrons interacting with the atmosphere. The code is named BREMGAT (bremsstrahlung generation and transport through the atmosphere) and consists of three major FORTRAN programs called AURORA, FONTONQ, and MCBREM. The programs are executed consecutively in the order given. AURORA determines the flux of electrons produced in a model atmosphere by the given incident spectrum of auroral electrons. FOTONQ converts the resulting fluxes into a suitable bremsstrahlung source term. The Born approximation bremsstrahlung cross section given by Sauter, multiplied by a Coulomb correction in the form of the Elwert factor, is used in FOTONQ to calculate the emission of bremsstrahlung.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- ADA006189
Entities
People
- Lester L. Newkirk
- Martin Walt
- William E. Francis
Organizations
- Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space